Re: variables (was: Re: Finding the CSD)

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From: Dag H}kon Myrdal
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 18:45

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In article <1992Dec16.191701.1@vxdesy.desy.de> burke@vxdesy.desy.de writes:
>I have a question - is it possible to append to a macro variable? E.g.:
[various examples]
>SetMacro foo <foo>,<thing> gives you infinite recursion, while
>Set foo <foo>,<thing> stops it being a macro. I think it's impossible (without

I think that the following should work:
*set tmp <foo>
*setmacro <foo> <tmp> <thing>
*unset tmp
But I have to admit that I have not tried it... :-)


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Subject: Re: variables (was: Re: Finding the CSD)
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