can I make a value become a variable?

[linda_says]

if i have
$temp="11";

is there a way to make 11 a variable?

for eample:
$temp="11";
$11="something";

can I?

[linda_says]

Hmmm think I got this....
I tried:

$temp="11";
$$temp="something";

[Anon]

yep