GetWindowVar ( keyOrIndexOrPath )

Get a global variable that was scoped to the current window with SetWindowVar()

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Jason Wood - Show more from this author
Define Database
https://www.definedatabase.com

Sample input:

GetWindowVar ( "hello" )

Sample output:

world
//This is assuming that you previously evaluated SetWindowVar ( "hello" ; "world" ; JSONString ) while the current window was selected.

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

/*
==================================================================
PURPOSE:
	Get a value from a JSON object that is scoped to the current window.
       
PARAMETERS:
	keyOrIndexOrPath | string

RETURNS:
	(string) Value of specified keyOrIndexOrPath

NOTES & DEPENDENCIES:
	None

CONTRIBUTORS
	JW / Jason Wood / Define Database / www.definedatabase.com

CHANGELOG
	2020-06-02 JW Created
==================================================================
*/

If ( Left ( JSONGetElement ( $$WINDOWVARS ; "xalsdjfaluksdfjlnzvoiysehsz" ) ; 3 ) ≠ "? *" ; //JSON is valid
JSONGetElement ( $$WINDOWVARS ; Get ( WindowName ) & "." &  keyOrIndexOrPath ) ;
"" )

See also: SetWindowVar() and DeleteWindowVar()

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GetWindowVar ( keyOrIndexOrPath )

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