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Posted on by rethc

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Hi, i want to create a simple component that displays the current date/time in a textfield.

I have the following in my app but there is an error when i try to use UpdateContext in components.

Timer OnStart and OnEnd:

UpdateContext({_datetime: Text( Now(), "dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM" )});

Duration: 10s

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StalinPonnusamy Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Hi @rethc

UpdateContext won't work with components since UpdateContext scope is screen level but components can be used on many screens.

So we need to use Set instead of UpdateContext
Set(_datetime, Text( Now(), "dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM" ));

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Hi @rethc :

please turn on the component's 'Access app scope' function and try again.

Best Regards,

Bof

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