PA_SetStringVariable

version 2003

PA_SetStringVariable (aVariable; newString)

The routine PA_SetStringVariable sets the content of the string variable pointed to by aVariable to the string pointed to by newString .

The kind of of the variable pointed to by aVariable is set to eVK_String by the routine, even if it was not its previous kind.

Make sure that you do not change 4D variable kinds (using PA_GetVariable ), especially in compiled mode.

Depending on default settings or on previous calls to PA_UsePStrings or PA_UseCStrings , newString must be a Pascal or a C string.

Wrapper of PA_SetStringVariable , checking the type.

   void mySetStringVariable(PA_Variable *v, char *s)
   {
      if(PA_GetVariableKind(*v) == eVK_String)
         PA_SetStringVariable(v, s);
   }

No reference.