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You must quote this name.

English translation: enclose in quotation marks

12:07 Jun 8, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software
English term or phrase: You must quote this name.
You can specify name of an Approver Selection or Workflow external call as registered on the External Calls page of the XXXXX client.This name can be a variable expression (name, constant string or combination), if it is a constant string.You must quote this name.

what is "quote" means here?
Kaori Myatt
France
Local time: 05:23
Selected answer:enclose in quotation marks
Explanation:
The only way I can make it make sense.

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Note added at 15 mins (2006-06-08 12:22:45 GMT)
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I suspect the author means:
"This name can be a variable expression (name, constant string or combination). If it is a constant string, you must enclose it in quotation marks.
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F Schultze (X)
United States
Local time: 23:23
Grading comment
THANKS!!!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +4enclose in quotation marks
F Schultze (X)
3 -1you must give or write down the constant string
Mwananchi


Discussion entries: 2





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
you must quote this name.
enclose in quotation marks


Explanation:
The only way I can make it make sense.

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Note added at 15 mins (2006-06-08 12:22:45 GMT)
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I suspect the author means:
"This name can be a variable expression (name, constant string or combination). If it is a constant string, you must enclose it in quotation marks.

F Schultze (X)
United States
Local time: 23:23
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
THANKS!!!!!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes! Thanks Flemming, for such a prompt answer...I was a bit confused because the example showed no quotations. I checked with the agent and it was mistake on the source...;(( So I solved my problem, thanks foe everyone answering this question.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: Hello. Your note (and asker's) appeared while I was writing my note to the asker. You are dead right, of course, as I confirmed above!
8 mins
agree  vixen
1 hr
agree  Romanian Translator (X)
1 hr
agree  Can Altinbay
3 hrs
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
you must quote this name.
you must give or write down the constant string


Explanation:
Use the constant string given.

Mwananchi
Kenya
Local time: 06:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwahiliSwahili

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Richard Benham: This doesn't make sense in the context, although it might be a perfectly good explanation in other contexts.
19 mins
  -> Then it should have been written as you suggested above.
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