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Syntax	identifier = expression
Action	Evaluates expression and assigns the resulting value to identifier.
Examples	local (x); x = 3 * 4    » 12 The assignment statement causes the value of the expression "3 * 4" to be stored in the local variable "x". scratchpad.when = clock.now ()    » 11/11/91; 7:36 PM In this case the expression "clock.now ()" yielded a date value, which was then assigned to the cell named "when" in the table named "scratchpad." (The "when" cell need not have already existed.) local (x); x = scratchpad.when    » 11/11/91; 7:36 PM In this case, we copy a value out of the object database and store it in a local variable.
Notes	The identifier need not specify an existing database cell; the assignment statement will create an item with the given name in the specified table. If no table is specified, a new local variable is created in the code block where a local statement or a local script definition was most recently encountered. While assigning values to variables without declaring them can be a timesaver, it is generally bad practice; as a script becomes more complex, it quickly becomes easy to unintentionally modify a variable in an enclosing scope level.
See Also	local == db.get db.set