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| Quote function |
| Format |
Quote(text) |
| Parameter |
| text - any text expression or field |
| Data type returned |
| text |
| Description |
| Returns the text form of text enclosed in quotation marks. Special characters within text are escaped appropriately. This function protects text from being evaluated by the Evaluate function. |
| Examples |
| Quote("hello") returns "hello" |
| Quote("abc\¶") returns "abc\¶" |
| Quote("say \"hello\" fred") returns "say \"hello\" fred" |
| Evaluate(Quote("1 + 2")) returns 1 + 2 |
| Evaluate("1 + 2&" & Quote(" - 1 + 2")) returns 3 - 1 + 2 |
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