passing arguments to system command

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aa = "/path/to/command" < "arg1" < "\"arg2 with spaces\"" < "arg3"
system aa

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On Tue, Oct 03, 2017 at 12:56:39PM -0400, scooter6--- via Filepro-list thus spoke:
> I have a process that triggers an email at the end and I pass several
> variables to my shell script
> All of these parameters are short and contain  no spaces....
> 
> How do I character escape a string I want to send my script that would have
> spaces in it?
> Meaning how would I send literal " (quotes) around a longer variable that
> has spaces in it?
> 
> 
> thanks
> 
> Scott
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