thanks noonie
interesting..such a simple request..appears like a lot work for a solution..but i must persevere! On 9/29/11, noonie <neale.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > Google seems to think not :-( > > There are suggested work-arounds depending on what 'x' actually is. > > Use COM to instantiate a script library or misuse a data table or even write > your own. > > http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t94154-eval-function-in-vb-net.html > > http://bytes.com/topic/net/answers/459258-eval-function-vb-net > > -- > Regards, > noonie > > On 29 September 2011 15:42, Anthony Mayan <ifum...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have a function >> >> sub SayHello(word as string) >> Dim x as string="word" >> >> trace.write(word) ''works fine of course >> >> trace.write(eval(x)) 'is this possible?? or how can i make this >> possible >> end sub >> >