diff -u -3 -p -r1.7 cmStringCommand.h
--- cmStringCommand.h	10 Jul 2003 17:25:54 -0000	1.7
+++ cmStringCommand.h	15 Jul 2003 13:34:46 -0000
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public:
       "  STRING(ASCII <number> [<number> ...] <output variable>)\n"
       "  STRING(TOUPPER <string1> <output variable>)\n"
       "  STRING(TOLOWER <string1> <output variable>)\n"
+	  "  STRING(VALUE <input variable name> <output variable>)\n"
       "REGEX MATCH will match the regular expression once and store the "
       "match in the output variable.\n"
       "REGEX MATCHALL will match the regular expression as many times as "
@@ -90,7 +91,9 @@ public:
       "COMPARE EQUAL/NOTEQUAL/LESS/GREATER will compare the strings and "
       "store true or false in the output variable.\n"
       "ASCII will convert all numbers into corresponding ASCII characters.\n"
-      "TOUPPER/TOLOWER will convert string to upper/lower characters.";
+      "TOUPPER/TOLOWER will convert string to upper/lower characters.\n"
+	  "VALUE it reads value of one variable and stores it in other.\n"
+      "Can be used to dynamicaly create variable names.\n";
     }
   
   cmTypeMacro(cmStringCommand, cmCommand);
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ protected:
   bool RegexReplace(std::vector<std::string> const& args);
   bool HandleToUpperLowerCommand(std::vector<std::string> const& args, bool toUpper);
   bool HandleCompareCommand(std::vector<std::string> const& args);
+  bool HandleValueCommand(std::vector<std::string> const& args);
   
   class RegexReplacement
   {
diff -u -3 -p -r1.10 cmStringCommand.cxx
--- cmStringCommand.cxx	10 Jul 2003 18:35:58 -0000	1.10
+++ cmStringCommand.cxx	15 Jul 2003 13:34:46 -0000
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ bool cmStringCommand::InitialPass(std::v
     {
     return this->HandleAsciiCommand(args);
     }
+  else if(subCommand == "VALUE")
+    {
+    return this->HandleValueCommand(args);
+    }
+
   
   std::string e = "does not recognize sub-command "+subCommand;
   this->SetError(e.c_str());
@@ -79,6 +84,29 @@ bool cmStringCommand::HandleToUpperLower
 
   // Store the output in the provided variable.
   m_Makefile->AddDefinition(outvar.c_str(), output.c_str());
+  return true;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmStringCommand::HandleValueCommand(
+  std::vector<std::string> const& args)
+{
+  if ( args.size() <= 1 )
+    {
+    this->SetError("no output variable specified");
+    return false;
+    }
+
+  std::string outvar = args[2];
+  std::string output;
+
+  const char* val = m_Makefile->GetDefinition(args[1].c_str());
+  if (val != NULL) 
+    {
+	// Store the output in the provided variable.
+	m_Makefile->AddDefinition(outvar.c_str(), val);
+    }
+
   return true;
 }