Indirection question

[Yves COPPE]

>I have a variable named "theM" in which I am storing any number of 
>comma-delimited items. If I use the message box for something like 
>"answer theM", I get a dialog with the list of the items in the var. 
>So far, so good.
>
>I have other vars with similar names (theW, theH, etc.) that contain 
>other comma-delimited lists. I also have another variable 
>(currentLetter) whose content changes (in this case: from "M" to "W" 
>to "H" and back again in no consistent order). I have to check the 
>content of currentLetter before knowing which of these lists I must 
>manipulate. What I'd like to do is something like:
>
>on mouseUp
>	if currentLetter = "W" then put "theW" into theList
>	(etc)
>	answer theList
>end mouseUp
>
>Now, if I do this, the answer dialog shows "theW" instead of the 
>contents of the var named theW. Obviously, I'm not referring to the 
>variable in the appropriate manner.
>
>Any ideas?
>


Don't use quotes !!
it's a variable and not a litteral
put theW and not put "theW"

Hope this helps
-- 
Greetings.

Yves COPPE

Email : yvescoppe at skynet.be