Can I have variable data in a global variable?

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I would like to have a global variable to use for formatting log entries. It would be something like this which is from an

assignment action: datenow & tab & "APPNAME: "

Is it possible?

--Thanks

--Amy Smith

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Look for a system variable that can return the appname.

Chanti.

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Thanks, It is the current date/time I wanted. Does that work, picking up the current date/time whenever the global variable is referenced?

--Amy

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It should. "datenow" is a function that returns current date/time.

Why would you want to reference it as a global variable when it is already available in the link editor?

Edited by: CKxMII on Jan 27, 2010 5:03 PM

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Here is what I get in the log. It looks like it takes the global variables as constants.

I defined logPrefix as this: datenow & tab & IllumLoginName & tab & "APEX" & tab

Write Action Block writes this:

Globals.logPrefix & "Confirm and Pack: Failed with Confirm message:" & Create_Time_Ticket.LastErrorMessage & crlf

And got this in the log:

datenow & tab & IllumLoginName & tab & "APEX" & tabConfirm and Pack: Failed with Confirm message:

It looks like it takes the global variables as constants. I was hoping there was some coding like {} or ## that would allow variables.

Why? To have a fixed prefix for every log record written without having to remember what it is and type it all in correctly for EVERY log record.

--Amy Smith

--Haworth

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

My point is -

Define logPrefix as this: IllumLoginName & tab & "APEX" & tab

Write Action Block writes this:

datenow & tab & Globals.logPrefix & "Confirm and Pack: Failed with Confirm message:" & Create_Time_Ticket.LastErrorMessage & crlf

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I DID

IllumLoginName doesn't get translated.

Seems what you are implying is that it will be translated if it is in the first position of the global. Is that what you mean?

Thanks for your help. I would like to know from someone who has done this and had it work or knows that it doesn't work.

--Amy Smith

--Haworth

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Is IllumLoginName a system defined function or variable???

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Check this thread, similar to what you are looking for. They are not using globals though.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Amy,

the global variable is a fixed value you can use in all BLTs but which is not interpreted.

To have a "global" log prefix, I guess a small helper BLT should work which you can call and which returns the prefix you want.

The IllumLoginName is only available in your BLT if the Autobind is on like Chanti described and if the BLT is called from a Xacute query from the web.

Hope this helps.

Michael

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Thanks Michael,

--Amy Smith

--Haworth