Operand

Explanation

variable

This is the name of the variable to which you want to assign a value. If the variable name has not been defined with a VDEFINE statement, the variable is defined with a length equal to the length of the specified value.

variable2

This is the name of an existing variable. If you specify the name of an existing variable, the variable that you are setting is given the same value of the existing variable.

value

This is the value that you want to assign to the variable. The value can contain any combination of strings and/or variables up to the length specified in the VDEFINE statement.