Setargs

Sets up substitutable parameters as GAMS control variable names.

$setargs args

For example using

$setargs one two thisthree allremain

causes a Batinclude file to use one in place of %1, two in place of %2 and thisthree in place of %3 and all remaining arguments are associated with allremain.  Thus one could use code like

$setargs one two thisthree allremain

%one% = %two% * %thisthree%;

in the BATINCLUDE instead of

%1=%2*%3;

setargs.gms provides an example.  Note setargs must appear in the Batincluded file.  Also note one can also use a * or a . or a / to cause a numbered item to be skipped over.

For example

$setargs * * thisthree *

will only put a new name in for %3.

Use of this command is further discussed in the conditional compilation chapter.