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This functionality is obsolete. It should not be used in new IDL code.

SET_SYMBOL

This routine is obsolete and should not be used in new IDL code.

The SET_SYMBOL procedure defines a DCL (Digital Command Language) interpreter symbol for the current process. SET_SYMBOL is available only under VMS.

Syntax

SET_SYMBOL, Name, Value [, TYPE={1 | 2}]

Arguments

Name

A scalar string containing the name of the symbol to be defined.

Value

A scalar string containing the value with which Name is defined.

Keywords

TYPE

Indicates the table into which Name will be defined. Setting TYPE to 1 specifies the local symbol table, while a value of 2 specifies the global symbol table. The default is the local table.

  IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)