Reference string variables dynamically

[schtono]

Dear EViews community,

sorry for keeping you busy today:

I have a few string variables that i want to assign some values to. The variables are called

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%myvar_1 %myvar_2 %myvar_3 ...

More specifically, I want to assign the values in a for loop, ie

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for !i=1 to 3 %ref = "myvar_" + @str(!i) {%ref} = "test" next

I get the error message: {%ref} is not defined or is an illegal command in {%ref} = "test"

Question: Is it possible to reference variable names dynamically in EViews 6 or do I have to use a workaround?

Thanks and all the best
Philipp

[EViews Gareth]

Not possible in EViews 6.

In EViews 7 you can do it with a simple:

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for !i=1 to 3 %ref = "%myvar_" + @str(!i) {%ref} = "test" next