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VAR

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Description

Indicates placeholder text for a variable. Displays text in a small, fixed-width type. The required end tag restores the formatting to normal.

Syntax

<VAR
CLASS=classname
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
STYLE=css1-properties
TITLE=text
event = script
>

Parameter	Description
CLASS=classname	Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag.
ID=value	An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position.
LANG=language	Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form.
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBS | VBSCRIPT	Specifies the language the current script is written in and invokes the proper scripting engine. The default value is JAVASCRIPT. JAVASCRIPT, JSCRIPT The scripting language is written in JavaScript. VBS, VBSCRIPT The scripting language is written in VBScript.
STYLE=css1-properties	Specifies an in-line style sheet for the tag.
TITLE=text	Used to provide advisory information. The contents of the title attribute will be displayed in a ToolTip during the onmouseover event.
event	Can be one or more of these events: onclick ondblclick ondragstart onhelp onkeydown onkeypress onkeyup onmousedown onmousemove onmouseout onmouseover onmouseup onselectstart

Remarks

Both the start and end tags are required.

Example

Enter the <VAR>filename</VAR> in the dialog box.

Scripting Object

VAR

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