**fScan Reference Manual, Chapter 2 (CmdLineOptions): set uservarb **
===== Set Uservarb -- Set user-defined variables =====
**usage:**\\
 **-set varbname value**\\
 **-set string varbname value**\\
 **-set number varbname value**\\
 **-set accept varbname promptstring**

These SET commands create a user-defined variable called VARBNAME and set it to the specified VALUE. Variables can contain either numbers or text strings. A user-defined variable is created the first time it is set to a value. The variable is deleted if it is set to an empty value. Variables can be used in fScan commands as '$varbname'.

If VARBNAME is the first argument after SET and is not a name recognized by the [[jvs:fscan:manual:chapter2:set|SET]] command itself, the storage type will be inferred from the value being stored (number or string).

The STRING and NUMBER options force the variable to be stored as a text string or number, respectively.

The ACCEPT option prompts the user to enter the VALUE interactively.

**See Also:**\\
[[jvs:fscan:manual:chapter2:set|Set]] 

[[jvs:fscan|fScan Home]], 
[[jvs:fscan:manual|fScan Manual]], 
[[jvs:fscan:manual:chapter2|CmdLineOptions]], 
[[jvs:fscan:manual:help|Manual Help]]