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Syntax
set ( variable-name indexer?) | (file file-name) to value OR set stream-output-function-call open-modifiers to string-expression
You use set to assign a value to a variable. set replaces the value of a variable with the new value:
set my-stream to "Mary had a little lamb." set my-counter to 78 set my-switch to true set referent "my-referent" to "Its fleece was white as snow." set my-float to float "10.56"
You can also use set to read and write files:
set file "mary.txt" to my-buffer set my-buffer to file "mary.txt" set file "mary.txt" to file "lamb.txt"
When used with streams, set is equivalent to opening the stream, writing to it, then closing it. For this reason, any modifiers that can be used with open can also be used with set:
set my-stream with referents-allowed defaulting {""}
to "Mary had a little lamb."
set file "mary.txt" with referents-displayed
to my-stream
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