Syntax:
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SET
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[ variable ] = [ value ] [ & value2 ] [ & value3 ] [ & value4 ]
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Alt Syntax:
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SET
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[ variable ] [ &= value ]
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Arguments:
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[ variable ]
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Variable to assign; if the variable does not previously exist it is created.
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[ value ]
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Variable or string defining the value to assign to [ variable ] or the first concatenation string when followed with the concatenation operator.
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&
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The catenation operator; + is also recognized.
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[ value2 ]
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Variable or string defining the optional second string to concatenate to [ value ] with result stored in [ variable ].
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[ value3 ]
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Variable or string defining the optional third string to concatenate to [ value ] & [ value2 ] with result stored in [ variable ].
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[ value4 ]
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Variable or string defining the optional fourth string to concatenate to [ value ] & [ value2 ] & [ value3 ] with result stored in [ variable ].
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[ &= value ]
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Variable or string value to concatenate to [ variable ] with result stored in [ variable ] when the alternate concatenation syntax is used.
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Options:
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none
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This script command assigns a string value to a variable or concatenates up to four strings and assigned the resulting string to a variable.
Consider the following examples:
;; assign a variable to a string
SET new_string = "this is a new string"
;; assign a variable to a previously assigned variable
SET another_string = new_string
;; concatenate two strings
SET hello_world = "hello " & "world"
;; concatenate four variables
SET var1 = "FileLink "
SET var2 = "is "
SET var3 = "the "
SET var4 = "greatest."
SET truth = var1 & var2 & var3 & var4
;; concatenate two strings (alternate syntax)
SET hello_world = "hello "
SET hello_world &= "world"
Related Command(s): INC, DEC, SETLEFT, SETRIGHT, SETMID
See also: Script File Variable Arguments
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