Can a line label be aliased to a VAR?

[LinkMTech]

I'm working on a program using PBP2.47 that would have me repeating sub-routines for multiple input conditions and wondered if it were "allowable" to:

• Alias a VAR to a line label, or

• Assign a temporary variable name to a previously defined VAR

My direction was this:
Monitor two digital inputs then react upon a change and assign a variable name to the detected input variable.
Scan two other inputs (switch setting) and assign a temporary variable name to VAR Mode.
Here's a snipet of the code that shows my intentions but falls short of compiling.

Start:
' Turn OFF timer and clear registers     
    T1CON.0 = 0         ' Turn off TMR1
    TMR1H = 0           ' Clear TMR1 high byte counter
    TMR1L = 0           ' Clear TMR1 low byte counter
    T1CON = 48          ' Prescaler set to 1:8, and timer OFF

While (lts = 0) and (rts = 0): wend
    pause 10            ' Debounce time
    gosub time1         ' Start timer and come back   
    if (lts = 0) and (rts = 0) then start  'False switch, go back and wait
    if (lts = 1) and (rts = 1) then start  'Hazard lights ON, go back

' Check mode select switch position and assign Mode variable
    if (msel2 = 0) and (msel3 = 0) then md = 1
    if (msel2 = 1) and (msel3 = 0) then md = 2
    if (msel2 = 0) and (msel3 = 1) then md = 3
        if md = 1 then
            mode = timed    ' Mode now this label 
        endif
        if md = 2 then
            mode = fixed1   ' Mode now this label
        endif
        if md = 3 then
            mode = fixed2   ' Mode now this label
        endif

' Check which side activated and assign side variables
    if lts = 1 then sd = 1
    if rts = 1 then sd = 2
        if sd = 1 then
            Side_brake = lrl     ' Side_brake assigned to this VAR
            side = lts           ' Side assigned to this VAR
        endif
        if sd = 2 then
            side_brake = rrl
            side = rts
        endif    
    
goto start

This way one sub-routine can be performed using the "inserted" variable names, such as:

i = 0
HIGH side_brake        ' side_brake previously assigned to certain output
FOR i = 1 to 3
PULSOUT side, "x time"   ' side previously assigned to certain output
GOSUB ChecknSee     ' Monitor inputs during OFF period and return
NEXT i
LOW side_brake
RETURN

I'm hoping I'm doing something feasible but needed someone's help in case I'm close or to stop me before I spiral out of control with an exercise in futility.

Thanks in advance...

[Ron Marcus]

The simple answer is no. It looks like you cane rewrite this using "select case", and choose the goto destination accordingly.
Ron

[LinkMTech]

Thank you Ron,
I'll research the Select/Case usage.
Sometimes I feel I'm over looking something and get caught up in a paralysis of analysis when trying to be efficient about the whole thing.