&LITERAL FUNCTION EXEC built-in function Use the &LITERAL function to inhibit variable substitution on the specified token. The &LITERAL function may appear in any EXEC control statement. The format of the &LITERAL built-in function is: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | [...] &LITERAL token [...] | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ where: token specifies the token whose literal value is to be used without substitution. For example: &X = ** &TYPE &LITERAL &X EQUALS &X results in the printed line: &X EQUALS **