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From: kskalb@faui1f.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Klaus Kalb)
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Subject: Re: EDIT/VISIT syseval or address needed
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Date: 16 Jan 91 08:51:28 GMT
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bruceb@telesoft.com (Bruce Bergman @nova) writes:
>Also, I needed to convert a string into a global name object, and after
>a little experimentation, I came upon the following code to do that.
>It seems there ought to be an easier way -- does anyone know of an
>easier method of doing this type of conversion?

>   "string"  -->  'string'   (when a variable exists called string)

Try #05B15h SYSEVAL.
I've found that in the hidden directory stuff, as far as I remember.

>   << "'" SWAP + "'" + OBJ-> >>

Be careful, the SYSEVAL will work on illegal strings (name of build-in 
commands, bad formed formulae,...) as well.

>Thanks much!

Have Fun,
-KK