Construct variable name from 2 strings

[Dubbie]

newVar = a + b

[vij]

thats not what Im looking for really....

I need a variable named autodesk to be created using a and b. your variable is named newVar.

[EricDLegare]

you should look into EXECUTE


execute(a + b + " = 10");

would execute "autodesk = 10" and create a variable named autodesk caring the 10 value ^_^

[Dubbie]

As a side question, why does it matter what the variable is called?

I often found when I was learning scripting that each time I reached for the execute function that there was something fundamentally wrong with my program flow or logic. - in almost every singe case there was a much better way to do things.

[Zbuffer]

HI, you can try:

(
a="auto"
b="desk"
execute (a+b+"=5") -- create a variable
format "% = %\n" (a+b) (execute (a+b))
)

[davestewart]

in almost every singe case there was a much better way to do things.

True. Have you looked at storing your variables in a struct, or array?

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