Defining variables

[Robert E. Carneal]

I am attempting to define several variables at the beginning of a program that I do NOT want its value changed anywhere else in the program any time for any reason. In fact, I'd just as soon it give an error if its value changed.

Suppose I have:
%LoGre = 2

And later by accident I change it to:
If NameFail=0 then

LoGre=0

End if

I would be perfectly happy to have the program give me an error right then and there, and just come to an end. Can the variables be 'frozen' to certain values I give it?

Another way to look at it. If the value for "Pi" was 3.14159, most of us wouldn't want the program to change Pi somewhere unexpectedly.

Thanks.

Robert

[Carlo Pagani]

I suppose you could post a request to support.
We have STATIC, GLOBAL, LOCAL variables

You should request a CMOS type. That would only be allowed to be set once and never again

[Paul Dixon]

Robert,
have you tried writing a program to change that value?

%LoGre = 2
%LoGre = 1

PRINT %LoGre = 2

%LoGre = 2
is an equate which can only be set once in your program never to be changed. The program won't compile if you have a second assignment to the same equate.

Paul.

[Robert E. Carneal]

Robert,
have you tried writing a program to change that value?

%LoGre = 2
%LoGre = 1

PRINT %LoGre = 2

%LoGre = 2
is an equate which can only be set once in your program never to be changed. The program won't compile if you have a second assignment to the same equate.

Paul.

First question about writing a program to change the value? Yes. (Well, something else must have been wrong, and I am extremely sorry I did not preserve that routine to try it again.) I resolved it by not using the "%" and just searching the entire file to make sure I did not assign a new value to it.

Second comment. You are right. It does not compile! Which is good for me!

Thanks, everyone.

Robert