Assigning Symbol Var to Compiler Var?

[Doug I]

Hi,

I was wondering if there was a way for the value of a symbol variable to be passed to a Compiler Variable?

Can I use #Set a Compiler Variable to grab the value of a symbol?

Thanks,
Doug

[linder]

Hi Doug,

It's similar to this one:
http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7790

Just do:

#const $MY_VALUE$ = Prompt for Value
#set compiler variable [TEST] = "$MY_VALUE$"

Set Variable %MY_VAR% to "[TEST]"
Display Message Box "Variable Value is: %MY_VAR%" -- "No problem"

Does this help?

Friedrich

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[Doug I]

Hi,

Thanks Friedrich for you quick response to my questions. As always, excellent support!

You suggestion did not exactly work right, but it did point me in a different direction to fix my problem.

I was not using constants... I was using #def. Since I jump between command line batches and running the script interactively, I chose #DEF to grab the command line values. However, #const can also do the same.

The big difference is that your example shows that a constant can pass its value to a compiler variable. You cannot do the same for a preprocessor symbol. At least I tried every combo, and it never worked.

So, I switched my batch file vars from symbols to constants by changing /DS to /SC and was able to accomplish my goal. Thanks.