Do you mean something like this?

Code:

$ = open(1,"c:\blah.txt")
$curLine = readline(1)
while @error = 0
   $firstEqualPos = instr($curLine, '=')
   $varName = substr($curLine,1,$firstEqualPos-1)
   $val = '"' + substr($curLine,$firstEqualPos+1) + '"'
   $ = execute("$$" + $varName + "=" + $val)
   $curLine = readline(1)
loop
$ = close(1)
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Eric