How to format sv for variable usage??

[planefan]

Hey Everyone, 

I'm trying to retrieve a trade table from path location built using sv.

I want to use symbol variable "name" to complete the path.

e.g:

path:` sv `:C:/q/start/tick`name`trades;

I get a type error when running the above.

When I try to cast "name" as a symbol:

path:` sv `:C:/q/start/tick`$ name`trades;

I get ` error with the symbol value of the variable "name" printed out. 

Any help is appreciated!

[19craigdn]

Hi ticktick,
In your first statement, you're putting name in as a literal instead of as the variable you defined. I would do something like:

path:` sv `:C:/q/start/tick,name,`trades;

where name refers to the symbol variable now and is just joined to the other two symbols with commas. If you have:

name:`a

the first line will give you:

`:C:/q/start/tick/a/trades

as a result.
Hope this helps,
Craig

[planefan]

That did it, thanks!