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Posted on by abhishek2053

I am trying to define a variable in a button with function Set(myvar, "xyz");
I expect when I use 'myvar' it should print 'xyz', but it is showing nothing, and when I checked on the variable list I can see the only myvar with no text assign to it.
can anyone suggest how can i fix the issue?

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Abhishek

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moritz0815 201 on at

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Set only defines and/or sets the variable. If you want to show the variable's text, you need to insert a lable und set myvar as text property

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abhishek20531 8 on at

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thank you for addressing the issue.
I inserted text label, set myvar as the text property, still its not showing the value of variable, please refer to attached screenshot.

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CarlosFigueira on at

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Hello @abhishek20531 have you clicked the button? You have an expression in the button that will set the variable 'myvar' to the value you want ("xyz"), but it will only be executed when the button is selected (it is defined in the button's OnSelect property). Until a variable is set, its value is Blank, which is probably what you are seeing in your app.

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abhishek20531 8 on at

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Hi, @Carlos , I did select the button. I can see it recognizing the variable, but its not storing the value. I tried every possible thing. I checked on different forums, view few videos. Even after replicating same steps, I am not able to identify the bug.

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abhishek20531 8 on at

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HI @moritz0815 , I also tried using table, attached in the screenshot, the issue is still the same, it can recognize the variable because the syntax is right but still can't store the value,

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moritz0815 201 on at

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I actually believe, just like @CarlosFigueira wrote, that you didn't press the button. Hold down the 'Alt' key and click on your button.

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abhishek20531 8 on at

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@moritz0815 thank you. I have been so silly, I was missing to hold the Alt key

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