" (quotation marks)

Type
Punctuation Symbol

Purpose
Quotation marks are always used to enclose a text constant. Quotes are also used to enclose the name of a variable in a define command, to enclose an custom relationship name when it is first specified in a script by the named operator, and to enclose the name of a Document, Table, or Import specified in a Control Command.

Syntax
"TEXT CONSTANT" define global|temp "VARIABLE NAME" .
sum of MEMBERS named "HIGH VOLUME" with
TOTAL DUE > 500 ;
run procedure "MEMBERSHIP LIST" .

Example
for MEMBERS with STATE = "NY" ;
list records
LAST NAME in order ;
TOTAL DUE ;
STATE .
End

This script tells DataEase: For members who live in New York, list each member's LAST NAME, TOTAL DUE, and STATE. The report output, arranged in alphabetical order by LAST NAME, might look as follows:

Last Name
Total Due
State
Baldwin
100.00
NY
Callahan
70.00
NY
Cheng
65.00
NY
Cohen
70.00
NY
Crandall
85.00
NY
Fitzpatrick
100.00
NY
Meier
70.00
NY
Morales
115.00
NY