>:>y 100
>101
>102
>: y 1
>2
>3
>:>print y
>parm INvalue
>   setvar x !INvalue + 1
>   echo !x
>   setvar x !x + 1
>   echo !x
>(elm):XTAPE.XTAPE:>

Dave,

It seems like you should name your input parm different that your
incremented variable.

tj




At 01:35 PM 8/1/00, Dave Knispel wrote:
>To the list,
>
>Why does this happen?  Why doesn't the variable x increment to 4?
>
>MPEiX:PRINT TEST
>   parm x
>   setvar x !x + 1
>   echo !x
>   setvar x !x + 1
>   echo !x
>
>MPEiX:test 2
>2
>2
>
>MPEiX:showvar x
>X = 3
>
>
>David Knispel
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