This fails:
code:
$a='cdbl(8)/(cdbl(3)-cdbl(8)/cdbl(3))'
$rc=execute('$$b='+$a)
? 'Result = '+$b
? 'Result = '+($b=24)
? 'Result = '+vartypename($b)

This works (in this case):
code:
? 'Result = '+(cint($b)=24)  



[ 17. September 2002, 02:04: Message edited by: Howard Bullock ]
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