Need Simple Variable Help! Please :D

[Alex_CTZ]

Ahhh I love you! haha.

I did this:

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   global serverLocation
   answer file "What is the server path?"
   put it into serverLocation
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and button 2

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   global serverLocation
put serverLocation into variableserver
put "start " & variableserver into myShell
replace "'" with quote in myShell
get shell(myShell) 
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It works now Thank you so much, I now kind of understand the whole global and local variables

One more question,say I wanted to make a installer for something. How would I include a file so it could be put on the computer when installed? Can this be done?

Good job. However, using globals is a bad habit to get into, especially when you get into larger projects. To answer your other question, look at the menu bar under file for "Import as a control"

your homework:
Do some searching on this forum. there are several threads on using custom properties to store variables. also play around with the script local variables by declaring them local outside of handlers.

Thank you again so much. Will do Hopefully ill come across you soon on the forums as you've been hugely helpful Until then

[magice]

Actually I should give you a better answer on the "including a file" question. The method I mentioned is very limited and my memory just caught up with the question. To import a file use this code (In a temporary button) to make it a custom property of the stack.

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   set the cMyPropertyName of stack "MyStackName" to url("binfile:myFilePath")
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Now to extract it back out

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 put the cMyPropertyName of stack "MyStackName" into url("binfile:MyNewFilePath")