If I derive programmatically in a FOCEXEC the name of a parameter stored in a launch page, say 'LKUPDE' (without the ampersand), can I get the value of that parameter? What would the syntax be?

Lets pretend that the following -SET statement derives the name of a parameter on my launch page called 'LKUPDE':

-SET &MYPARM = 'LKUPDE';

Now,

-TYPE &MYPARM.EVAL

would produce the text:

LKUPDE

I would like to get the value of the amper variable &LKUPDE.

-TYPE &(&MYPARM.EVAL)

would produce the text:

&(LKUPDE)

Not what I want, and:

-TYPE &&MYPARM.EVAL

tries to evaluate the global amper variable &&MYPARM.

Any suggestions as to how I might get FOCUS to give me the value of &LKUPDE ??

-James

James,

From what I understand from your post is you are trying to get the value of the LKUPDE from your HTML form. Then assign it to &MYPARM. Try the code below, but now the TYPE will ask you for the value of LKUPDE since this DM command will have the &LKUPDE in this context.

-SET &MYPARM = 'LKUPDE';
-SET &MYPARM = '&' ||'LKUPDE';
-TYPE &MYPARM.EVAL

I dont know this has answered your post.

--Thiru

use the escape character
-SET &MYVAR = '&|' | 'MVAR1';
-TYPE &MYVAR
The eval isn't necessary, in this case.
Only if you expect the &var to perform something.

use the escape character - this is interesting and produces the desired result!

-SET &MYVAR = '&|' | 'MVAR1';
-TYPE &MYVAR

Does the escape character defer the evaluation of the amper variable until after the concatenation? Is this what is going on?

no, the escape character just tells webfocus that this ampersand is not an ampersand in the Dialog Manager sense, its just a character. It says to wf: "Don't execute it, just read it."

Just another option ... a little easier to type.

-SET &LKUPDE = 'NOTHING HERE';
-SET &MYPARM = 'LKUPDE';
-TYPE &MYPARM.EVAL
-TYPE &.&MYPARM

cool