Local Variables
Local variables are variables that exist only for the duration of the script in which they are created and can only be accessed from within that script. They can be created with the /var command:
/var %x
This creates the local variable %x in the current routine and can only be referenced from inside this routine.
/var %x = hello
This creates a local variable %x and assigns it the value hello.
You can create multiple local variables by separating them with commas:
/var %x = hello, %y, %z = $me
loop {
var %x = 1
:next
echo item %x
inc %x
if (%x < 10) goto next
}
Note: You can use /var -s to make a variable show the result when a value is set.
From the help file.
The fact that it works without the '=' is a 'happy accident'.
I've seen cases where it most certainly doesn't work, and has caused the scripter much grief.
In any case, we're going off topic here ;P
