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Unable to use variable in selector builder

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Posted on by m4v1c 5

I am trying to use a variable as a counter to be able to fill out a repeating section of a web form. The variable is set as int '1'.

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The variable is then used in the selector builder for the 'ordinal' attribute.

 

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But the flow is failing at this step. Should the error show the actual value of the variable at the time it ran? If I hardcode the value in, the action runs without a problem.

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    Henrik_M 2,021 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    You have to toggle the "Custom" switch over to the left.

  • m4v1c Profile Picture
    m4v1c 5 on at

    I've read about this but it didnt make sense to me. It is pretty confusing how this works but it did the trick. Thanks heaps!

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