Geoffrey, Yes you can.
SELECT columnname INTO vvarname FROM tablename WHERE ... SET VAR vcmd = 'SET VAR v' + .vvarname & '= somevalue' &vcmd RETURN Emmitt Dove Manager, Converting Applications Development Evergreen Packaging, Inc. [email protected] (203) 214-5683 m (203) 643-8022 o (203) 643-8086 f [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Wheeler Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:21 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Naming Variables from another variable result Is is possible to define a variable name based on the result of another variable? For instance, I would like to look up a product name based on a product number and assign it to vprodname, say the result is vprodname = cement. I would then like to define another variable using that product name in the new variable name, say v"cement"usage. Can this be done? Thanks -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
