/* $DOC$ $AUTHOR$ Copyright 1999 Chen Kedem $TEMPLATE$ Function $NAME$ ReadVar() $CATEGORY$ API $SUBCATEGORY$ User interface $ONELINER$ Return variable name of current GET or MENU $SYNTAX$ ReadVar( [] ) --> cOldVarName $ARGUMENTS$ is a new variable name to set. $RETURNS$ ReadVar() return the old variable name. If no variable previously was set, ReadVar() return "". $DESCRIPTION$ ReadVar() is set inside a READ or `MENU TO` command to hold the uppercase name of the GET / `MENU TO` variable, and re-set back to old value when those commands finished. You should not normally set a variable name but rather use it to retrieve the name of a GET variable when executing a VALID or WHEN clause, or during `SET KEY` execution and you are inside a READ or `MENU TO`. $EXAMPLES$ #include "inkey.ch" LOCAL What_Is_Bug // display a menu, press to view the MENU TO variable name CLS @ 1, 10 PROMPT "blood sucking insect that infect beds " @ 2, 10 PROMPT "germ; virus infection " @ 3, 10 PROMPT "defect; snag; (source of) malfunctioning" @ 4, 10 PROMPT "small hidden microphone " @ 6, 10 SAY "(Press for a hint)" SetKey( K_F1, {|| ShowVar() } ) MENU TO What_Is_Bug STATIC PROCEDURE ShowVar() Alert( ReadVar() ) // --> "WHAT_IS_BUG" RETURN $STATUS$ R $COMPLIANCE$ ReadVar() works exactly like CA-Cl*pper's ReadKey(). Note however, that the parameter is not documented and used internally by CA-Cl*pper. $PLATFORMS$ All $FILES$ Library is core $SEEALSO$ @...GET, @...PROMPT, MENU TO, READ, SetKey(), __AtPrompt(), __MenuTo() $END$ */