host:~/bin>dir d* | awk '{print $1 $4 }'
-rwx--x--xcstudent
-rwx--x--xcstudent
-rwx--x--xcstudent
-rwx--x--xcstudent
-rwx--x--xcstudent

— Working sample

host:~/bin>set v4 = "dir d* | awk '"'{print $1 $4 }'"'"
host:~/bin>echo "$v4"
dir d* | awk '{print $1 $4 }'

— Same as "Working sample"

host:~/bin>$v4
Missing }.
host:~/bin>eval $v4
Missing }.

— Does not work

documented on: Sun 01-24-99 23:22:20