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• Combine Global Conditions (Page 291)
• Override a Global Condition (Page 293)
• Create, Edit, or Delete Local Conditions (Page 295)
• Create or Remove a Line Condition (Page 296)
• Enter a PlanetPress Talk Expression in a Text Box (Page 280)
18.2.9 Create a Global Variable
To create a global variable:
1. Choose Home | Document | Global Variable.
2. Enter the name and type of the global variable you want to create.
Name: Enter a name for the global variable.
Variable type: Select the type of the global variable (string, integer, measure, currency, Boolean,
integer array, measure array, string array, Boolean array, or directory array).
3. Define the properties specific to the type of variable you selected. Consult the PlanetPress Talk
Language Reference for help understanding the various types.
▪ If you selected a variable type of string, integer, measure, currency or Boolean, enter an initial
value for the variable in the Default value box. Note that you cannot use PlanetPress Talk code
to define an initial value.
▪ If you selected a variable type of color array, click the Color button to use the Color Picker to
select an initial color for the color array. The Color box updates to reflect the selected color.
▪ If you selected a variable type of integer array, measure array, string array, or Boolean array,
enter the number of elements you want the array to contain in the Array size box, or use the
spin buttons to adjust the value.
▪ If you selected a variable type of directory array, enter the path to the folder containing the files
you want to reference, and any filter you want to apply to names of the files in that folder, in the
Path and filter box.
4. Click OK.
The new global variable appears in the Global variables folder in the Structure area.
It also appears on the Global variables submenu available from the Code area of the PlanetPress Talk
Editor, from the PlanetPress Talk properties of an object, and from any text box that accepts PlanetPress
Talk expressions
To reference a global variable:
• Enter the name of the global variable by hand, preceding it by an ampersand. For example, to reference
the global variable subtotal, enter &subtotal. In the case of an array element, you must include the
position of the element in the array.
To set a global variable:
• Use either the PlanetPress Talk assignment operator (:=) or set() command. For example:
&code := &code + 1
set( &code, (&code + 1) )
set( &imagefiles[0], 'c\\images\\sushi.png' )
See the PlanetPress Talk Language Reference for complete information on the assignment operator
and the set() command.
18.2.10 View or Edit a Global Variable
To view or edit the properties of a global variable using the Object Inspector:
1. In the Structure area, select the global variable.
2. In the Object Inspector, make any necessary modifications to the properties.
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