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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>When using templates in the case of variables which can have
a comma-delimited set of values, does variable assignment overwrite or append?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Example:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>define contact{<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>
use
template.contact
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'> contact_name
template.contact.admin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>
contactgroups
contactgroup.admin<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>
register
0<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'> }<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>define contact{<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>
use
template.contact.admin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'> contact_name
jbob<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>
contactgroups
contactgroup.admin.sa<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>
alias
Jim Bob<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'> }<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Will Jim Bob be a member of a) only contactgroup.admin.sa;
or b) both contactgroup.admin and contactgroup.admin.sa?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If, as I suspect, a) is correct and he will only be a member
of the last assigned group, is there a way to append to an inherited
variable’s value and achieve case b)?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks,</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>---------------------------</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Michael Babineau<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Systems Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Pearson Education</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=gray face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'><a
href="mailto:mike.babineau@pearson.com" title="mailto:mike.babineau@pearson.com">mike.babineau@pearson.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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