Problem with embedding newline in a string

Hi, I have an issue embedding a newline in a string. For example, the following works okay: LOG=" " but the following gives an error: NL=" " giving the error: Unmatched ". My plan was to use NL as in: LOG1="$LOG1$NL some new info" or could I simply use LOG1="$LOG1 some new info" Any ideas how to solve this problem? Regards, Vlado