Syntax: SET LANGUAGE ESCAPES character_string defined_language Describes the syntax of certain language elements, such as strings, that require special handling for proper text formatting. The value must be a quoted string containing the escape characters for quoted items. Some languages use escape characters to insert quote characters into strings. For example, C uses the backslash (\) as an escape character. If you do not supply an escape, then LSE assumes that the language inserts quote characters into strings by doubling them.