On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Bryant Minard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can someone explain why this coding will not work?
>
> Browse field1 :7   (this works, sets the field width to 7 characters)
>
> N=7
> Browse field1 :n  (gives a syntax error)
>
> Is there any way to set a field in browse by using a variable?

It doesn't seem to be possible.  The only workaround I can think of is
to use macro substitution. e.g.

cbrow = "Browse field1:n"+str(n)
&cbrow

-- 
Paul


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