Help with string

[Michel Gilbert]

Hi, i need some help with string. I like to build a string containing
some other variable name and use the variable as if the on inside as been
transfom to there contain:
Exemple

dim a as string
dim b as integer
dim c as string
dim d as string

c = "abcd"
d = "defg"
b = 1
if some condition
a = "c = b"
else
a = "d "
calcul
b = xyz

b become 12 for exemple

print a

I like to be able to have the variable a = "abcd = 12"
or = "defg" depending of the if condition.

i think the name of this transform is indirection but Im not sure

Help me I'm dont know what to do about that

Thank you for your help
Mike

[Steve Gerrard]

"Michel Gilbert" <mg******@shr.cmac.com> wrote in message
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Hi, i need some help with string. I like to build a string containing
some other variable name and use the variable as if the on inside as been
transfom to there contain:
Exemple

dim a as string
dim b as integer
dim c as string
dim d as string

c = "abcd"
d = "defg" if some condition
a = "c = b"
else
a = "d " b become 12 for exemple I like to be able to have the variable a = "abcd = 12"
or = "defg" depending of the if condition.

I am not sure if I understand, but I think you want

a = c & " = " & b

which would make a be "abcd = 12"
Do not put the variables inside of the "quote" marks.
Instead, use & to build a string.

a = c & " = " & b

means make a be equal to
whatever is in c
followed by " = "
followed by whatever is in b

[Michel Gilbert]

not exactly: i want to be able to change the contain of the variable A.
I want to build the contain of the variable A at the run time, then at the
end i print A. The text part is print as is but the variable is replace with
there content. Before the end I don't know what will be in the A. It could
be ex: "B text C kjkkjk" or "text B C rytytyt" or " B lkjhkjhaskjh" etc...
But i want to be able to print ex: if B = "Lucy" C = "Mark" A = "Lucy text
Mark kjkkjk" or "text Lucy MarK rytytyt" or " Mark lkjhkjhaskjh" etc...
I lok in the wikipedia and it's is call "indirection" if you want the
definition

Thank you for your help

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"Michel Gilbert" <mg******@shr.cmac.com> wrote in message
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Hi, i need some help with string. I like to build a string containing
some other variable name and use the variable as if the on inside as been transfom to there contain:
Exemple

dim a as string
dim b as integer
dim c as string
dim d as string

c = "abcd"
d = "defg"

if some condition
a = "c = b"
else
a = "d "

b become 12 for exemple

I like to be able to have the variable a = "abcd = 12"
or = "defg" depending of the if condition.

I am not sure if I understand, but I think you want

a = c & " = " & b

which would make a be "abcd = 12"
Do not put the variables inside of the "quote" marks.
Instead, use & to build a string.

a = c & " = " & b

means make a be equal to
whatever is in c
followed by " = "
followed by whatever is in b

[Steve Gerrard]

"Michel Gilbert" <mg******@shr.cmac.com> wrote in message
news:gY********************@news20.bellglobal.com. ..

not exactly: i want to be able to change the contain of the variable A.
I want to build the contain of the variable A at the run time, then at the
end i print A. The text part is print as is but the variable is replace with
there content. Before the end I don't know what will be in the A. It could
be ex: "B text C kjkkjk" or "text B C rytytyt" or " B lkjhkjhaskjh" etc...
But i want to be able to print ex: if B = "Lucy" C = "Mark" A = "Lucy text
Mark kjkkjk" or "text Lucy MarK rytytyt" or " Mark lkjhkjhaskjh" etc...
I lok in the wikipedia and it's is call "indirection" if you want the
definition

If at runtime A could be "B text C kjkkjk", or it could be "B lkjhkjhaskjh",
then you would need to parse the text to find the variable names in it.

If A contained "B & ""text"" & C & ""kjkkjk""", or something like that, you
could use a script control, add the variables B and C to it, and have it
evaluate the expression for you.

Either way, you would need to have some very strict rules about the content of
A, and how the variables in it are delimited and identified.