:CONST, :CONSTANT

Use the :CONSTANT script statement to create a new script variable as a constant and assign a specific value to it. As opposed to variables that you create with the :SET script statement, the values of constants are write-protected and cannot be changed subsequently.

Important!

You cannot use this script element to convert an existing script variable to a constant. Therefore, you cannot use a name of an existing variable.
You cannot create a constant with the :DEFINE script statement. Constants do not have a certain data type.
The :CONST script statement automatically rounds floating-point numbers up or down. To save floating-point numbers, use :DEFINE.

Syntax

:C[ONST[ANT]]Variable name = Value

Parameters

:C[ONST[ANT]]
Creates a script variable as a constant with a specific value
Variable name
Name of the script variable that should be defined as a constant.
Format: script variable
The name of a script variable is limited to 32 alphanumeric characters, including the special characters "$", "_", "@", "§" and "#". German Umlauts are not allowed. The first character must not be a number. Variables within the script must always specified with a leading "&" following the variable name.
Value
Value of the constant
Format: script literal, script variable or script function
Important! You cannot change this value subsequently.

Examples

:CONST &COMPANY# = "CA Automic"
:CONST &PI# = 3.1415