sorry, no it won't cause an error ,but you should still use the second way,
since it will be clearer that you are turing a string into a symbol
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kerry Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Small problem!!!
>
> >
> >What I have is a property list ('gMechFailure') with 12 properties
> >('roomunit1' through to 'roomunit12'). I want to access these properties
> >based on the value of a dynamic variable.
> >
> >if gMechFailure[ #roomunit & currentUnit ] = "foo" then
> > nothing
> >end if
>
> Hi Malcolm,
>
> The problem is that Director converts the symbol to a string when you
> concatenate the currentUnit variable.
>
> Try this:
>
> if gMechFailure[symbol(#roomunit & currentUnit)]
>
> Cordially,
>
> Kerry Thompson
>
>
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