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<RTE_TEXT>I think Im missing something obvious, but I cant feed a variable created using 'define' into the 'set defval' function...<BR>right now, Im using 'query define' in order to retrieve the value, but Im hoping there's a better, easier, more reliable way...<BR> <BR>'define newvar=aave(myvar,x='x1',x='x2',y='y1',y='y2')'<BR>'q define'<BR> <BR>*assuming newvar is the ONLY defined variable, I can do this...<BR>'theVal=sublin(result,1)<BR>'theVal=subwrd(theVal,2)<BR>'set defval ht 'i' 'j' 'theVal<BR> <BR>is there a simpler way to access my 'newvar' value, without having to 'query define' in order to get it?<BR>Please help, thanks...<BR>P.Romero</RTE_TEXT><br /><hr />Windows LiveTM: Keep your life in sync. <a href='http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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