Re: Using Variable Value as Variable Name

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Re^2: Using Variable Value as Variable Name by kennethk (Abbot) on Jun 28, 2012 at 13:58 UTC
See also Why it's stupid to use a variable as a variable name and, if still motivated, Symbolic references. The relevant line is Lexical variables (declared with my()) aren't in a symbol table, and thus are invisible to this mechanism. #11929 First ask yourself `How would I do this without a computer?' Then have the computer do it the same way.	[reply]