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**#SELECT(** //symbol, instance// **)**

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| **#SELECT** | Fixes a multi-valued symbol to a particular //instance// number. |
| //symbol// | A multi-valued symbol. |
| //instance// | An expression containing the number of the instance to which to fix. |

The **#SELECT** statement fiXEs the current value of the multi-valued //symbol// to a specific //instance//. The result of #SELECT is exactly the same as #FIX. Each //instance //in the multi-valued //symbol //is numbered starting with one (1).

The //instance// must contain a valid instance number of one of the //symbol's// multiple values. If the //instance// is not valid, the //symbol// is cleared and contains no value when referenced. The [[instance return current instance number .htm|INSTANCE]] built-in template procedure can return the instance number.

Unless #ADD has been used to add a new value and fix to that instance, #FIX or #SELECT must be used to set the value in a //symbol// before it contains any value for Template processing outside of a #FOR loop.

**Example:**

**#SELECT****(%File,1)     #!Fix to first %File instance**

**See Also:**

[[ fix  fix a multi value symbol .htm|#FIX]] ,[[ find   super fix  multi value symbols .htm|#FIND]]