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Converting a string to a variable name

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• Subject: [mg90318] Converting a string to a variable name
• From: Aaron Fude <aaronfude at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 04:52:17 -0400 (EDT)

Hi,

Is it possible to create a variable whose name is contained in another
variable or a string, something along the lines of

Table[ a="Var"<>ToString[i]; Variable[a] = i^2, {i, 1, 10}]

and end up with variables Var1, ..., Var10?

Thanks!

Aaorn

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