On Sat, 30 May 2020, at 11:54, Jeremy Nicoll wrote: > On Sat, 30 May 2020, at 11:44, Lionel B Dyck wrote: > > > /* rexx */ > > > > test = 'testx' > > > > interpret 'test'.1 '= var' > > That first builds the string "test.1 = var" then executes it
For what I think you expected you'd have needed to code interpret test'.1 = var' so first the string "textx.1 = var" is built, then that is executed. It's FAR clearer, to use the value() function, eg namofvar = "testx.1" newvalue = var oldvalue = value(namofvar,newvalue) noting that value returns the existing value of the named variable as well as (if there's a second parm) resetting it. -- Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
