> If you do a SETVAR P1 "!!HPACCOUNT"
> Then SHOWVAR P1, you get !HPACCOUNT
> Then if you do a SETVAR P2,ANYPARM(!P1)
> I would expect to find !HPACCOUNT in the P2 variable. But
> instead I find the actual account name.

The ANYPARM function is not the culprit here.  Any time you
explicitly dereference a variable (!varname) you will resolve
all embedded explicit varnames.  So,
   :setvar blue 'BLUE'
   :setvar color '!!blue'
   :showvar color
   COLOR = !blue
   :echo color = !color
   color = BLUE

Jeff Vance, CSY