Variables not recognised

[terrypin]

In macro X I have these commands at the end.

Macro Run: A
Macro Run: B

At the end of macro A several decimal and text variables are displayed correctly.
At the start of macro B they are shown as zero or blank.

I've tried all sorts of stuff over the last hour or so, such as renaming them, rewriting the TBD command, inserting dealys between A and B, restarting ME Pro, kicking the desk, etc. In vain.

I could place a Variable Save and then in B a Variable Restore, but I shouldn't have to do that and I try to avoid those commands.

There are other submacros before A and B, and their variables are being passed without a problem.

Hair pulling time. Anyone have any ideas please?

 

 

[Samrae]

Make sure they are defined in both macro A and macro B and that they are set as Global variables in both.

[terrypin]

@samrae

 

Thanks, but they are correctly specified.

 

If I use this macro

// Use F5 after running this to show current state of ALL variables used in this session.
Variable Restore: Restore All Variables

the two variables in question tDeg and dDeg are reported correctly in the Variable window.

 

I've temporarily resorted to Variable Save/Restore, but I won't rest until I fix this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[acantor]

I wrote this simple hotkey activated script nicknamed "A":

 

Variable Set String %Value% to "AAAA"
Text Box Display: %Value% in A
Macro Run: B

<VARIABLE SET STRING Option="\x00" Destination="%Value%" Value="AAAA" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<TEXT BOX DISPLAY Title="%Value% in A" Content="{\\rtf1\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\fnil Tahoma;}}\r\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\\pard\\f0\\fs20 \r\n\\par }\r\n" Left="Center" Top="Center" Width="278" Height="200" Monitor="0" OnTop="TRUE" Keep_Focus="TRUE" Mode="\x00" Delay="0"/>
<MACRO RUN Use_ID="FALSE" Name="B" ID="-1" Wait="TRUE"/>

And another script (with no activation) nicknamed "B":

 

Text Box Display: %Value% in B


<TEXT BOX DISPLAY Title="%Value% in B" Content="{\\rtf1\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\fnil Tahoma;}}\r\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\\pard\\f0\\fs20 \r\n\\par }\r\n" Left="Center" Top="Center" Width="278" Height="200" Monitor="0" OnTop="TRUE" Keep_Focus="TRUE" Mode="\x00" Delay="0"/>

The value of %Value% set in "A" is displayed correctly by "B." So your script should be working, unless something else is going on... and usually, something else is happening!!!

[terrypin]

Thanks Alan, yes there certainly must be!

 

As mentioned, other submacros in the same main macro are passing on values OK. And I too did a similar simple test like yours, with the expected correct result.

 

I’ll get back on the case tomorrow. It has me completely baffled.

 

I recall similar issues, but they always turned out to be because I hadn’t defined the variables, as @samrae suggested. 

[terrypin]

Sorted!

 

I had been blindly oblivious to the need for the main macro X to have all variables defined!

 

It is just a series of four Macro Run commands. Each individual submacro M1, M2, A and B creates and uses variables. These get used in successive submacros. All were defined (globally) in their respective submacros. But despite that, two variables dDeg and tDeg created in A were not recognised in B.

 

Perhaps it should have been obvious, but now that I have added dDeg and tDeg to the main macro X, all is well. 

 

[acantor]

Hi Terry,

 

Glad you got it sorted.

 

It's curious how many macro scripting issues can only be resolved through perseverance!

[Cory]

For anyone wondering about variable scope, click here to see my explanation. 

[acantor]

16 hours ago, Cory said:

For anyone wondering about variable scope, click here to see my explanation. 

 

Thank you Cory for making available this very clear explanation.

[Cory]

You're welcome