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String expressions may be used as parameters of procedures and attributes, or as the source portion of an assignment statement when the destination is a string variable. String expressions may contain a single string or numeric variable, or a complex combination of sub-expressions, procedures, and operations.

**Example:**

**StringVar   STRING(30)**

**Name        STRING(10)**

**Weight      STRING(3)**

**Phone       LONG**

** CODE**

**!Concatenate a constant and variable**

** StringVar = 'Address:' & Cus:Address**

**!Concatenate constant values**

**!and FORMAT procedure's return value**

** StringVar = 'Phone:' & ' 305-' & FORMAT(Phone,@P###-####P)**

**!Concatenate a constant and variable**

** StringVar = Weight & 'lbs.'**

**See Also:**

[[clip  return string without trailing spaces .htm|CLIP]]

[[the concatenation operator.htm|The Concatenation Operator]]

[[data type conversion rules.htm|Data Conversion Rules]]

[[format  return formatted numbers into a picture .htm|FORMAT]]