TEXTEVAL system variable

Text evaluation

Controls the interpretation of Command line text strings.

When the TEXTEVAL system variable is set to 1, this command evaluates LISP expressions:

Text: (* pi 2)

The result of the equation (pi x 2) is placed as text: 6.283185

Type:

Short

Saved in:

Not saved

Range:

0 to 1

Default value:

0

Possible values:

0: All responses to prompts for text strings and attribute values are taken literally

1: Text starting with '(' or '!' is evaluated as an LISP expression, as for non-textual input