[thelist] naming variables dynamically

[Amazon Paulo]

Michael,

>Is it possible to name variables dynamically? I'm stuck.

yes you can name variables dynamically. This is an example:

for i = 1 to 10
	execute ("variable" & i & " = " & i)
next

This is the same as:

variable1 = 1
variable2 = 2
variable3 = 3
etc.

But I'd rather use the Dictionary object:

Set sd = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
for i = 1 to 10
	sd("variable" & i) = i
next

So we'll have sd("variable1"), sd("variable2") etc. Do not forget to set it
to nothing.

The major difference is about performance: using the "execute" statement,
ASP will parse the code twice. IIS will first execute the "execute"
statement itself, and then the "variablex = x".

I hope I have helped you.

/Paulo Guedes