Calling Field from a variable 1

[DaBuzz]

I need to calculate a value from a field where I call the field from a variable name.

Field name = Ded4amt
Ded4amt = 100

variable m.fieldname="Ded4amt"

TotalVal=m.fieldname

TotalVal should equal 100, I know the above syntax creates TotalVal="Ded4amt" I can't remember how to get 100 into TotalVal.

Thanks for any help with assistance in overcoming my lack of remembrance - I know I've done this a long time ago.....

 

[torturedmind]

i think it should look like this:

Ded4amt = 100
myfieldname="Ded4amt"
TotalVal=&myfieldname

?totalval
hope this helps. peace!

kilroy
philippines

"If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get one million miles to the gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside."

 

[alvechurchdata]

Ded4amt = 100

If Ded4Amt is a field then this should be:

Replace Ded4Amt With 100

Geoff Franklin

http://www.alvechurchdata.co.uk

 

[dbMark]

The EVAL() command is at least twice as fast as the "&" macrosubstitution and can be used in most (but not all) of the places where you can use "&".

REPLACE Ded4amt WITH 100
m.fieldname="Ded4amt"
TotalVal=EVAL(m.fieldname)

dbMark