Josh,

>Try this,
>
>var_name='var_value'
>STORE 6 TO (var_name)
>?var_value
>
Sorry Josh, I just went back and checked the thread out propery and that had already been mentioned. Sorry, but it was a fairly long thread...

That aside, the solution is excellent. My first instinct when I saw the problem was to try (var_name) = 6, but of course this didn't work. I was also trying the same, but inside an EVAL(). I'll have to remember that one for future, sounds like a goodie for job interviews..

Thanks very much for letting me know anyway, I'll read more carefully next time.