I can see where you might want to do something like this ie assign values to variables and then find out which variable rec'd the value. HOWEVER, to retrieve the NAME of the variable that has the value is done either by catching it when it is assigned or going through each variable looking for the value. Then you have to store the variable name in another variable.

I'm just taking a wild guess here based on 30+ years of programming experience, but there is probably a better way to do what you are trying to do, whatever it is.

If you can give us a better description of what you are trying to accomplish it would help.

And honest, none of us will steal your idea. ;)

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