can a variable be used with a variable in the name?

[loki1982]

ok say I have 4 variables

$test1

$test2

$test3

$num

and depending on the result I want to display one of them. Is it possible to do somthing like

msgbox(0,"", $test & $num) so that it displays one of the test variables depending on what the var %num is?

I really dont want to do an if or select statment

[gadzail]

I think "eval" can do the job..

search in autoit help .

[spudw2k]

Or Execute()

For example.

$test1 = "Yay"
$num = 1
Execute('msgbox(0,"",$test' & $num & ')')

Edited August 21, 2008 by spudw2k

[aslani]

I really dont want to do an if or select statment

I think you kinda have to since how do you intend to check each value and return the appropriate result?

Edit:

I completely missed what you're trying to do Hubertus72 got it right.

Edited August 21, 2008 by aslani

[LarryDalooza]

Dim $test[3]

$test[0]

$test[1]

$test[2]

$num

MsgBox(0,"",$test[$num])

Lar.

[loki1982]

$test1=111
$test2=222
$test3=333
$num=2
msgbox(0,"", Eval ("test" & $num))

This worked great. Then I tried to apply it to my code

$dearraynum1 = 1
Dim $encryptmethod1[62] = ["1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","0","a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h","i","j","k","l","m","n","o","p","q","r","s","t","u","v","w","x","y","z","B","A","C","D","E","F","G","H","I","J","K","L","M","N","O","P","Q","R","S","T","U","V","W","X","Y","Z"]

MsgBox(0,"",$dearraynum1)
MsgBox(0,"",$encryptmethod1[0])
MsgBox(0,"", Eval ("encryptmethod" & $dearraynum1 & "[0]"))

The first box displayed 1 like it should

second 1 like it should

third is blank

[loki1982]

ok got it to work using

msgbox(0,"",Execute ('$encryptmethod' & $dearraynum1 & ' [0]'))

Still cant seem to reason why my first attempt wouldnt work.

[LarryDalooza]

oh boy... Arrays are the accepted "variable variable" solution... Execute() or Eval() are hacks.

Lar

[weaponx]

ok got it to work using

msgbox(0,"",Execute ('$encryptmethod' & $dearraynum1 & ' [0]'))

Still cant seem to reason why my first attempt wouldnt work.

I think you totally are missing the point of the array. Look at Larry's post again. Do not use Execute.