Subject Re: Character Variable From Patrick Healey <phealey@centricparts.com> Date Thu, 24 May 2018 09:00:29 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Mervyn, Thank you.  I shall try that. Pat Mervyn Bick Wrote: > On 2018-05-24 12:23 AM, Andy Taylor wrote: > > Hi Patrick, > > > > You need macro substitution for that to work. > > > > private cCmd > > cCmd = "Do "+M_Filename > > &cCmd. > > > > Andy > > Patrick is using a public variable and macro substitution will also work > with that. > > Both of the following also work > > DO &M_Filename > > or > > DO (M_filename) > > > Mervyn. > >