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Newbie Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 2

I can't seem to get %query to work with local variables
$damage contains decimating

then

$record = %query(damverb=$damage)
gives empty result

if I add
#VAR dam $damage
$record = %query(damverb=@dam)
it give correct record

edited

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:33 pm

I'm sure someone will correct me, but I believe you can't use local variables within functions, at least for now.

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:33 pm

You are mixing literal string values with your local variable. You should use %concat explicitly, like this:

Newbie Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 2

I mistyped it here on forum, should have just copied from the script. Forgot the & when typing it on the forum.

this is how it really looks. and $damage is parameter in the alias.

$record = %query(&damverb=$damage)
gives no record at all.

and
#VAR dam $damage
$record = %query(&damverb=@dam)
gives the right record.
Only difference is using local variable first time.
And second time I copy that variable to another global variable, and then it works.

Tech probably explained it anyway, with not being able to use local variables withing functions. But just corrected what I missed first time anyway.

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:58 pm

Can't use local variables in functions!? What kind of absurdity is this!?

#alias test {$one=-285728
#say $one
$two=%abs($one)
#say $two
$three=%eval($two/2)
#say $three}

and, indeed, just about every other application you can think of. Zugg's suggested the proper answer, I think.

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:42 am

I stand corrected. My %query was the only time I tried it, and it didn't work. I'll have to update my scripts with Zuggs suggestion.