More LET Steps

Here are the complicated parts of the program:

LET WHICH = 1
LET HOTDATE$ = DAY$(WHICH+2)   

You can understand what goes on by going through the steps of a LET statement:

1. First, memory is found for HOTDATE$.
2. Second, a value for the right of the "=" is calculated:
   • WHICH is replaced with its value: 1
   • The calculation 1+2 is done, resulting in: 3
   • The string in DAY$(3) is found: "Wednesday"
3. The value "Wednesday" is copied into HOTDATE$

Done!

Go through these steps a few times. Understanding how this works now will save you effort later on.