Try:
$x='qwerty'
$z='12345'

? '$x$z'

The issue is the way that KiXtart parses the string and interpolates variable names within the string.

In your example $X_ is interpreted as the name of the variable which is currently empty. When the variable is empty the text of the veriable name is printed as text.

A best practice is to not include variable names within strings.

[ 16. September 2003, 14:35: Message edited by: Howard Bullock ]
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