How long can a variable name be?

[DaleHohm]

How many characters long can a variable name be in AutoIt3?

This is a question and a suggestion...

I looked in the helpfile in the "Language Reference -> Variables" section, under the "Dim" statement, and under the "FAQ -> What are the current Technical Limits of AutoIt V3" and didn't find the info. The suggestion is that the answer be placed in all three sections of the helpfile.

Thanks,

Dale

[/dev/null]

How many characters long can a variable name be in AutoIt3?

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I'm new to autoit, but according to the sources:

==> script_lexer.cpp:91

// Token variable must be recreated before use as it has limited housekeeping
  static char       szTemp[AUT_MAX_LINESIZE+1];

Thus a token must be less than AUT_MAX_LINESIZE long.

==> AutoIt.h:73

#define AUT_MAX_LINESIZE        4095

According to this the maximum length of a variable name depends on

the "extra" charaters (comments, etc.) in a line. The maximum length

for a variable name would be 4090 characters, if there are no comments

and other "useless" extras.

However, you would not be able to use that variable, as there would be no

room for the characters of the other commands in a line, e.g. (msgbox).

Realistically, the maximum length for a variable name is something

lt 4000 characters to be still usefull. I guess, that should be enough for

most of the "average" scripts.... ;-)

Cheers

Kurt

Edited May 17, 2005 by /dev/null

[DaleHohm]

4095 -- thanks for digging that out Kurt.

I guess that could explain why no one has complained :-)

Dale