# Set variable with quotation inside?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-variable-with-quotation-inside/61351>\
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**Created:** [August 17, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-variable-with-quotation-inside/61351 "2004-08-17T23:17:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![myarcade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@myarcade](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/myarcade)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-variable-with-quotation-inside/61351/1 "2004-08-17T23:17:33Z")

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hi folks -

if someone could help me with this I would greatly appreciate it.

I need to set a variable that displays quotation marks on the screen. I don’t want to say 30 inches when I mean to say 30".

This is what I’m doing…

inches = “30"”

obviously flash thinks I typed two "'s and is giving me a “String literal was not properly terminated” error… did a search with no luck and I can’t find anything in flash, worse I don’t know what I would search under to find the right answer…

if anybody knows the answer - please reply!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-variable-with-quotation-inside/61351/2 "2004-08-17T23:46:37Z")

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inches = ‘“30”’;

^.^ "

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-variable-with-quotation-inside/61351/3 "2004-08-17T23:49:42Z")

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inches = “30"”

always works

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-variable-with-quotation-inside/61351/4 "2004-08-18T01:07:09Z")

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perfect! thanks!!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-variable-with-quotation-inside/61351/5 "2004-08-18T20:14:25Z")

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a string can be determined with single quotation marks as well as the more commonly used double quotation marks, hence:

```auto
trace("double string")
trace('single string')
trace('dual "string" 1')
trace("dual 'string' 2")

```

will print on the output window:

```auto
double string
single string
dual "string" 1
dual 'string' 2

```

Prophet.