>>I have an unknown set of variables that will be in scope in a function and will have a common prefix. How can I identify all of the variables and get their values (actually, all I need are the values)? I played around with using “save to” function but I feel like I’m missing something obvious.
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>>The vars will all have “chk_” as the prefix: chk_DCW, chk_SIR
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>>Thanks,
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>I have a very strong impression that the whole issue could - and should - be circumvented by some design change. While I don't know exactly what you need those many variables for, some options might include:
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Have an array. Each element can replace a variable.
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Have a string in memory. Each line might replace a variable, or you might use another convenient separator, such as a semicolon.
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>Probably there are other ways, too, such as as XML, with which I have no experience. But perhaps you should tell a little more, where do those variables come from, what do you do with them, etc.

Hilmar,

I believe I have come to the same conclusion. I did not write the base code that provides the info so I was looking for an "easy" solution that would not require me to dig deep into the code.

Thanks,
Mike

Michael McLain