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**#EQUATE(** //symbol//,//value// **)**

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| **#EQUATE** | Declares and assigns a value to a single-valued user-defined symbol. |
| //symbol// | A single-valued user-defined symbol. This must not have been previously declared. |
| //value// | A built-in or user-defined symbol, string constant, or an expression. |

The **#EQUATE** statement declares the //symbol// and assigns the //value// to the //symbol//. This is directly equivalent to a #DECLARE statement followed by a #SET to assign it a value.

If the //value// parameter contains an expression, you may perform mathematics during source code generation. The expression may use any of the arithmetic, Boolean, and logical operators documented in the //Language Reference//. If the modulus division operator (%) is used in the expression, it must be followed by at least one blank space (to explicitly differentiate it from the Template symbols). Logical expressions always evaluate to 1 (True) or 0 (False). Clarion language procedure calls (those supported in EVALUATE()) and built-in template procedures are allowed.

**Example:**

**#EQUATE****(%NetworkApp,'Network')**

**#EQUATE****(%MySymbol,%Primary)**

**See Also:     **[[ declare  declare a user defined symbol .htm|#DECLARE]] ,[[ set  assign value to a user defined symbol .htm|#SET]]