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**UNQUOTE(** //value// )

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| **UNQUOTE** | Contracts the //value's //string data, "singling up" doubled single quotes (''), and all doubled un-paired left angle brackets (<;<;) and left curly braces ({{). |
| //value// | A string constant or variable containing the properties to parse. |

The **UNQUOTE **procedure returns the string contained in the //value// with all doubled single quotes (''), doubled un-paired left angle brackets (<;<;), and un-paired left curly braces ({{) "singled up" (returned to single instances instead of double instances of each character).

**Return Data Type:     **STRING

**Example:**

**stringvar1  STRING('<;250>')**

**stringvar2  STRING('<;<;display text>')**

**stringvar3  STRING(30)**

**  CODE**

**  stringvar3 = 'label{{PROP:text} = value'**

**  MESSAGE(****UNQUOTE****(stringvar1))  !returns accented u**

**  MESSAGE(****UNQUOTE****(stringvar2))  !returns '<;display text>'**

**  MESSAGE(****UNQUOTE****(stringvar3))  !returns '****label{PROP:text} = value****'**

**See Also:**

[[quotereplacestring special characters .htm|QUOTE]]