TACL Reference Manual

Built-In Functions and Variables
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#SET Built-In Function
MACRO
specifies that text is a TACL macro.
ROUTINE
specifies that text is a TACL routine.
TEXT
specifies that text is simply text; that is, it has no special meaning to
TACL.
variable-level
is the name of the existing variable level to be set.
text
is the text to be put into the specified variable level.
built-in-variable
is the name of a built-in variable.
built-in-text
is the new value for the built-in variable.
Result
#SET returns nothing.
Considerations
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#SET replaces the current contents of variable-level with the specified text or,
if you indicate a file with the IN option, with the contents of the specified file.
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You cannot use a text entry with the IN option, nor can you use the IN option with a
built-in variable.
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The IN option reads data in the PLAIN mode. The TACL process does not interpret
metacharacters as metacharacters; nor does it expand variables.
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Unless you specify a TYPE option, the type of the variable level remains
unchanged. You cannot use the TYPE option with a built-in variable.
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When setting a built-in variable, the format of text must be appropriate for that
particular variable. See the description of the built-in variable in question.
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You cannot insert leading or trailing spaces into a variable level with #SET.
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To copy a string to an existing variable level, use the #SETV built-in function.