Hi Robert,

Good luck in the race.

Instead of :

setvar composite !alpha!num

try

setvar composite "!alpha!num"

HTH

David Burney
GFS IT Support
Japan

Email : [log in to unmask]

Japan  (Current Location)
   Telnet : 365-3132
   Mobile : +81 9051500089 ([log in to unmask])

Singapore
   Telnet : 215-8070
   IDD    : 65 6215-8070
   Mobile : +65 98331769
   Pager  : 98054936






> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Browett [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 4:54 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] SETVAR and SETJCW
>
>
> Greetings fellow listers
>
> My brain is currently scampering round in small
> circles, panicing about the prospect of taking my
> unfit bod round the London Marathon course on
> Saturday..
> As a result, I can't remember how to set up something,
> can you guys give me a pointer?
> I want to set a numeric variable, put a alpha in front
> of it, run a program and increment the numeric
> variable by 1
> ie
>
> setvar num 123
> setvar alpha 'r'
> setvar composite !alpha!num
> ....
> run program
>
> setvar num num+1
> setvar composite !alpha!num
>
> Setting the composite var fails....
>
> I'm running and N on 7.0
>
> Best regards
>
> Bob Browett
> HP3000 System Manager (UK)
>
> ** No 'e' for me **
>
>
> =====
> Best Regards
>
> Bob
> [log in to unmask]
> (tel: 07768 224038)
>
> "The BOFH takes lessons from ME!"
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax
> http://taxes.yahoo.com/
>
> * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
> * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *
>

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *