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From: chet@cwns1.CWRU.EDU (Chet Ramey)
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Subject: Re: How variables can be specified as arguments
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Date: 10 Aug 90 19:24:41 GMT
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In article <7298@helios.TAMU.EDU> skdutta@cs.tamu.edu (Saumen K Dutta) writes:

$ read_KEY1 "key" 
$ 
$ should define a new variable called key and
$ assigns it's value according to what user types.
$ 
$ I am not able to solve this ! Please help me

Use `eval'.

Chet

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