Re: What is the proper way to set variables so they can be used in tk?

ebgujm wrote: 
 I use the following to obtain data and set the variables:
...
set records$d [split $sr ","]
lassign $records$d \
         userName password uid grp longName homeDir shell


Is there a reason you're choosing to use a dynamic variable name rather than an array? In my experience, dynamic variable names are almost never worth the trouble; arrays are much easier to use in such a situation:

  set records($d) [split $sr ","]
  lassign $records($d) ...

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