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The table must be enclosed in single quotes. To delete tables with spaces in their names, specify the file and the table even if the table is in the current project. If the table does not exist or cannot be deleted, a message is produced unless you select Run Silent. Use the DISPLAY command to view variable information.įigure 9.8: Variable Information in Program Editor.Text values are always surrounded by double quotes and assigned to the new Zip2 variable. In this example, the FORMAT function converts the format of the values of the variable ZipCode into text format.

In the =Expression field, type the syntax FORMAT(ZipCode,"00000").

From the Assign Variable drop-down list, select Zip2.

In the Variable Name field, create a new variable named Zip2.

Click Variables > Display.>-Variables currently available.

From the Form section, click Surveillance.

From the Classic Analysis Command Tree, use the READ command to open the Sample.PRJ project.

To use the zip code in a map, a new zip code variable must be defined and assigned text values.

In the following example, the zip code field is a number. In the =Expression field, create the assignment syntax based on needed data.From the Assign Variable drop-down list, select the variable to have a value assigned.From the Classic Analysis Command Tree, click Variables > Assign.Variables are usually created with the DEFINE command and assigned a value. This command assigns an expression result or the field value to a variable.