SetVariableƒ ( _variableName ; _value )
Assign a value to a dynamically named global variable.
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Sample input:
SetVariableƒ ( "customerID" ; 14 )
Sample output:
14 // and sets $$customerID to 14
Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)
Assign a value to a dynamically named global variable. Replicate this function and remove 1 $ sign to make it declare a local variable. Does not return a value.
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19752, Japan Mar 20, 2017 |
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| This retuns _value, and raise error if _value contains " | ||
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Michael Rhodes, Colorado Springs, USA Mar 20, 2017 |
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| Not any more. Also, it now validates the variable name. | ||
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19752, Japan Mar 21, 2017 |
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| So now you use Quote(), then don't need Substitute() | ||
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Michael Rhodes, Colorado Springs, USA Mar 21, 2017 |
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| Thanks for pointing that out. | ||
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