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dmonckton · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:12 am Post subject: Random variable name

Hi all

Does anyone know how to create a random variable name?
For example...

Rubes_sw · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:24 pm Post subject:

# %%len lenght of the variable you want
%%len = 10

%x = 0

# The string containing the characters you want included in the variable name
%a = abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

# Will hold the final variable name
%%tmp =
# You should seed the random, otherwise you will prob get the same word
RANDOM @datetime(shn)
repeat
%b = @random(1,@len(%a))
%c = @substr(%A,%b,%b)
%%tmp = %%tmp%c
%x = @fadd(%x,1)
until @equal(%x,%%len)

INFO Your Tmp word is: %%tmp

LiquidCode · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:55 pm Post subject:

I think he wants the variable name itself to be random. There is no way to have a random variable name created.

Rubes_sw · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 3:16 pm Post subject:

oops... should have read it correctly !.... my bad !

aw well it give me 10 mins of thinking about it ! Wink

uvedese · Contributor Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 169 Location: Spain

Hi guys:

There is no way to create a random variable name... Anyway, it's not useful. No clue

I think ... can create a list where to save a random name associated with a value. This way:

"randomname"|value
"randomname"|value
"randomname"|value

etc.

I hope that will be useful
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uVeDeSe
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dmonckton · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:08 am Post subject:

Thanks for your help, shame you can't do random variables.

David...

cnodnarb · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:44 pm Post subject:

Didn't solve your problem...but I did learn something from trying!!

cnodnarb · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:48 pm Post subject:

Now if I could only figure out WHY I find this interesting...

cnodnarb · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:00 pm Post subject:

Approach cautiously. Not all parameters to functions translate well using this um.. err.. whatever it is.

cnodnarb · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:10 pm Post subject:

OK, figured this one out.

VDS is dumping the function, and the function is refreshed when trying to call it.

so in the case of
%%filedlg@filedlg() = "foo"

%%filedlg is equal to foo. The @filedlg() piece is dropped.

When referencing back it's confusing, because you make the call

info %%filedlg@filedlg() the @filedlg() piece is actually called/referenced to where in the declaration it is not.

So, as we were.