Nonstandard quote character Explanation: This informational message is generated by either of two situations: - The ANSI and ISO SQL standards require the single quotation mark (') character. You used the double quotation mark (") character. - ANSI requires continuation be done by language rules, which in COBOL means the first character on the line being continued must be a double quotation mark ("). You used a single quotation mark ('). User Action: If it is important to have only standard syntax in your program, correct this syntax.