Hi, i have a basic question but didn´t find an answer on the net. how can i copy the GLOBAL value of a variable to another, even if the variable has a lokal value? for example my_var = "lokal" my_var = "global" new_var_with_global_value_of_my_var = my_var i want to copy the global value of my_var, how can i do that? kind regards mario

sorry meaning my_var = "lokal" my_var = = "global" new_var_with_global_value_of_my_var = my_var

Inside the procedure, simply don't define a local symbol with the same name as the global You want to use. There is as far I know no way to hide a local variable. If You mean to hide a local symbol defined outside (i.e. in a procedure level above the current) the procedure, then see HELP SET SYMBOL /SCOPE and do a SET SYMBOL/SCOPE=NOLOCAL before using the global symbol in question. Afterwards You can reset with SET SYMBOL/SCOPE=LOCAL to see those local symbols again (if wanted).

An example: $ test1="TEST1 local" $ test1=="TEST1 global" $ CREATE test1.com $ set symbol/scope=local $ tmp1=test1 $ show symbol tmp1 $ set symbol/scope=nolocal $ tmp1=test1 $ show symbol tmp1 $ set symbol/scope=local ^Z $@test1 results in: TMP1 = "TEST1 local" TMP1 = "TEST1 global"

thank u for your quick help, but it doesn´t seem to work , i don´t get an error message when typing set symbol/scope=global or set symbol/scope = nolocal but i still geht the local value of any variable why could that be? kind regards mario

Did You try my above TEST1 example ? If Your procedure does not work, can You post the relevant part ?

Rereading Your answer, You TYPED the commands. You have to put the commands in a DCL procedure. As mentioned, SET SYMBOL/SCOPE=NOLOCAL affects symbols above the current procedure level. In interactive DCL, there is no higher level, ,and You can't hide local symbols. In my example, it started with a CREATE command to put the following commands up to EOF (^Z) into procedure file TEST1.COM .