# Re: \[personal kdb+\] How to convert a string to filename symbol?

**URL:** https://forum.kx.com/t/re-personal-kdb-how-to-convert-a-string-to-filename-symbol/7896
**Category:** Community Support
**Tags:** kdb-and-q
**Created:** [September 27, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/re-personal-kdb-how-to-convert-a-string-to-filename-symbol/7896 "2012-09-27T20:50:00Z")
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### Author: ![Fintan\_Quill\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8baadc/32.png) [@Fintan\_Quill\_K](https://forum.kx.com/u/Fintan_Quill_K)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/re-personal-kdb-how-to-convert-a-string-to-filename-symbol/7896/1 "2012-09-27T20:50:00Z")

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Hello Nevin,

Is this what you’re looking for?

hsym`$“data.csv”

`:data.csv

Regards,

Fintan.

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### Author: ![Nevin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Nevin](https://forum.kx.com/u/Nevin)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/re-personal-kdb-how-to-convert-a-string-to-filename-symbol/7896/2 "2012-09-27T21:02:00Z")

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Fintan…thank you very much!