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Using Dummy Variables (Place Holders)

A single period can be used as a dummy variable in the template. This is useful when the corresponding word in the string does not need to be stored in a named variable.

Example

The following DO SET statements (which include a %%$PARSE function)

DO SET=%%S = THIS IS A SAMPLE STRING

DO SET=%%T = . . . A4.

DO SET=%%$PARSE %%S %%T

have the same result as the following DO SET statement:

DO SET=%%A4 = SAMPLE

Parent Topic

The %%$PARSE function