From: ts Date: 2002-11-23T19:40:18+09:00 Subject: Re: find arguments... is this possible >>>>> "d" == dblack writes: d> (give or take hidden pitfalls, and of course the question I dare not d> ask, which is why one would want to do this :-) pigeon% irb irb(main):001:0> a_variable_with_a_very_long_name = 12 12 irb(main):002:0> a_variable_with_a_very_long_name 12 irb(main):003:0> pigeon% For the second line, the input was a_ Guy Decoux