Setting variable variables

[Matthew Broms]

Is it possible to create variables from a retrieved list, such as setting
the following:

Newly retrieved list:

    nameList = {"prodNum", "prodPrice"}
    valueList = {"abc123", "$49.95"}

Set two new variables based on the above strings:

    Local (nameList[1] = 1, nameList[2] = 2)

I want to create and way of dynamically setting offsets in list so I can
refer to them by name verses hard coded offset position as well as the next
time I get my lists, they may have changed (ie. Reversed or more items ==>
nameList = {"prodPice", "prodNum", "introDate"}

    price = valueList[prodPrice]

        verses 

    price = valueList[2]

The evaluate verb doesn't work for me (either it can't or I can't figure it
out).  If this can't be done this way, is there another methodology which
accomplishes what I want ­ dynamically determined offsets referable to by
easy to understand variable names?

Thanks,

Matt

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