How To Name Objects

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Names for objects defined in the Object Dictionary must conform to the following conventions:

The name can be from 1 to 18 characters in length.

The name can contain only letters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9), dollar signs ($), and underscores (_).

The name must begin with a letter or a dollar sign.

Most names must be unique among objects of the same type in the same application directory. (Note that the software is case-insensitive: ABC and abc are the same name.) For more information, see the documentation for your operating system.

The name does not duplicate words reserved to the software’s use, such as a command or function keyword (CREATE, $isalphabetic).

Examples of Object Names

myfile98

x99

ProjectControl56

x_7b

date

Compare these to the following invalid names:

98myfile

x%@

ProjectControl 56/8

$Date

18 November 2020

Updated11 June 2022

ByJason Lee

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How To Name Objects