Quote
Purpose 
Returns the text form of text enclosed in quotation marks.
Format 
Quote(text)
Parameters 
text - any text expression or field
Data type returned 
text
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 7.0
Description 
This function protects text from being evaluated by the Evaluate function. Special characters within text are escaped appropriately.
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.
Related topics 
Functions reference (category list)
Functions reference (alphabetical list)
About formulas
About functions
Defining calculation fields
Using operators in formulas
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