Input string with quotation marks in v8.5

[Axuni]

Dear all,

I notice a change in subroutine pstrip.f, which reads strings.
In v8.4 (or at least in the subroutine I have), lines from 37 to 46 reads checks/removes some characters
However, in v8.5, few lines have been inserted removing single and double quotation marks.
This makes not possible to read strings with quotation marks and spaces, like

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include "test 1.txt"Moreover, the lines for reading "String between double quotes" in tinput.f become useless.
These changes are not documented in v8.5.
Is there a specific reason for removing the capabilities of reading quotation marks?

Thanks!

[Axuni]

Dear all,

I see the same issue with feap 8.6
Is there a specific reason for avoiding the quotation marks?
Currently, commenting some lines in subroutine pstrip.f solves the issue.

Thanks and regards,
Axuni

[Prof. S. Govindjee]

I can not think of a good reason that the single and double quotes are being stripped.   What happens if you comment out the elseif blocks for when ichar returns 34 and 39? 

[Prof. R.L. Taylor]

Remove only the check on double quote  34 -- that is the one being checked in tinput.  Single quote has no meaning probably.

[Axuni]

Dear Prof. Govindjee,

I will do as you suggests.
Thanks and regards!