MaxL Parameter

I am trying to pass a parameter to a MaxL script. Can somebody take a look at this and throw me a bone?The parameter-less script is below, but this is what I am trying to do. I want to pass the month to the create partitioncreate or replace transparent partition 'Jan04Sc'.'EpicSem' area ....If I do this:$104Sc, I get exactly thatIf I do this:$1 04Sc, I get Jan 04ScWhat I need is "Jan04Sc", no spaces!create or replace transparent partition 'Jan04Sc'.'EpicSem' area spool on to 'c:\create_partition.log'; login 'e013764' 'sampson' on 'epic.bankone.net'; create or replace transparent partition 'Jan04Sc'.'EpicSem' area '((@UDA("Value Field","EPICbs") AND @IDESCENDANTS("Value Field")) OR (@UDA("Value Field","EPICnii") AND @IDESCENDANTS("Value Field")) OR (@UDA("Value Field","EPICoth") AND @IDESCENDANTS("Value Field"))) @IDESCENDENTS("CY Act")'to 'Jan'.'EpicMain' at 'epic.bankone.net' as 'e013764' identified by 'sampson' area ' ( (@UDA("Value Field","EPICbs") AND @IDESCENDANTS("Value Field")) OR (@UDA("Value Field","EPICnii") AND @IDESCENDANTS("Value Field")) OR (@UDA("Value Field","EPICoth") AND @IDESCENDANTS("Value Field"))) @IDESCENDENTS("CY Act") "Jan"' mapped globally ('') to ('"Jan"') ;

Try "'$P04Sc'", where P is the parameter

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