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See also: About PCI Variables
Defines a PCI variable.
String Value - Specifies the string to be assigned to the variable (if the variable name indicates a string variable - that is, the variable name is preceded by '$').
Numeric Value - Specifies the numeric value to be assigned to the variable (if the variable name indicates a numeric variable). Select the <Digitise> option to create a digitise-type variable (see below) and digitise a position for that variable.
Prompt String - Specifies the optional prompt string to be displayed by the PCI macro when replayed, to prompt for user input. If a prompt string is specified, the PCI macro contains a %ASK directive, which prompts for input of a new value for the specified variable each time the macro is executed. If no prompt string is defined, the macro contains a %CALC directive, and the input value is used for all subsequent executions of the macro.
Variable Name - Assigns a new name or select an existing one for the new variable. Prefixes to the name define how the variable is to be used:
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None |
Numeric variable. |
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@ |
Digitised position variable prefix, for example @origin |
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$ |
String variable prefix, for example $array |
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# |
Read-only variable prefix, for example #FREEDIG |