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**QUOTE(** //symbol// )

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| **QUOTE** | Expands the //symbol's //string data, "doubling up" single quotes ('), and all un-paired left angle brackets (<;) and left curly braces ({) to prevent compiler errors. |
| //symbol// | The symbol containing the properties to parse. |

The **QUOTE **procedure returns the string contained in the symbol with all single quotes ('), un-paired left angle brackets (<;), and un-paired left curly braces ({) "doubled up" to prevent compiler errors. This allows the user to enter string constants containing apostrophes, and filter expressions containing less than signs (<;) without requiring that they enter two of each.

**Return Data Type:**     STRING

**Example:**

**#PROMPT('Filter Expression',@S255),%FilterExpression**

**#SET(%ValueConstruct,****QUOTE****(%FilterExpression))  #!Expand single quotes and angle brackets**

**See Also:     **[[unquote  remove string special characters .htm|UNQUOTE]]

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