Load variables from a text file

[uncharming]

hello every body.
can it be possible to take variable from a file by using 'source'  ?

ex:

the file C:/testfile.mel  contains string $VAR = "ISCOOL";

 if I do 

[b]source C:/testfile.mel ;
print $VAR;

[/b]maya say me '$VAR is an undeclared variable.'

[joojaa]

Yes, but the variable must be global. So if the file contains

global string $VAR = "ISCOOL";

then is works. Please note that this is not particularly elegant, or safe.

[uncharming]

thank I had already tested that. I move on python.

[joojaa]

Nothing wrong with that. But just remember usually you do not want to design you system states like this.