Disappearing variable

[ulfsoderberg]

Hello,

I have inherited a lot of macros from a guy who retired. It is for evaluating crash test data.

100000+ rows of code. I am just trying to keep this working as long as possible…

I am using DIAdem 17.0.1f6881 Service Pack 1 (32-bit)

One macro declares some variables:

Call UserVarCompile("Multieval", "new")

Two of the variables declared. From multieval.vas:

CalcTime_ : R <300>

strFilter_ : A ('No','J211','IIHS','USNCAP','EUNCAP','ECE','60','180','600','1000') <'180'>

The value of these variables are then set in a dialog box.

In another macro I have this line:

Call UserVarCompile("MultievalThor", "append")

The variable strFilter_ disappears here.

When I run this:

call logfilewrite("strfilter = " & strFilter_)

call logfilewrite("CalcTime_ = " & CalcTime_)

Call UserVarCompile("MultievalThor", "append") 

call logfilewrite("strfilter = " & strFilter_)

call logfilewrite("CalcTime_ = " & CalcTime_)

I get in the log:

strfilter = 1000

CalcTime_ = 333

strfilter =

CalcTime_ = 333

Any idea why strFilter_ disappears but not CalcTime_?

And what I can do about it…

Thanks!

[markwkiehl]

UserVarCompile() is obsolete (DIAdem 2020, not sure about v2017).  The obsolete function UserVarCompile() changes the variable type and the variable content when called with the "append" parameter.

See this link:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/DIAdem/Define-a-global-user-constant-in-DIAdem-2017/td-p/3810092