/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb PASCAL, Predeclared Routines, Transfer, QUAD  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  The  QUAD  function  converts  the  parameter  and  returns  its
  QUADRUPLE equivalent.

  Syntax:

     QUAD( x )

  The parameter 'x' must be of an arithmetic type.