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Syntax:

   string {symbol} {value}
   string {symbol} from {filename}

Keyword handler:

   linguist.basic.keyword.BKString.class

Runtime handler(s):

   linguist.basic.handler.BHString.class

Function:

Declares a constant string. This creates the string, either from the explicit value given or by reading a file, and embeds it in the program ready for use.

Example(s):

   string MYNAME "Graham Trott"
   string COOKIES from "c:/data/cookies.txt"