Variables

Variables can be defined in the source code but there are also predefined system variables that can be used (see chapter “List of All System Parameters”).

Note: The current values of variables can be shown in the source code editor by clicking the “Toggle Code Mining” button.

Basic Concepts

• Variables marked with var will be valid only locally (scope is the session and/or the function).
• Other variables are always available globally (no scoping rules).
• Variables will be defined implicitly by assigning values.
• The type of the variable will be determined by the assigned value.
• Available types:
  • Boolean
  • String (surrounded by double quotation marks)
  • Date (datenow is available as system variable)
  • Time (timenow is available as system variable)
  • Integer
• Variable replacement in strings (also location strings) can be done with {~~}.

Logical Operators

You can use the following logical operators and save the result into a variable.

Integer and Date/Time

• Equal: ==
• Not equal: !=
• Bigger than: >
• Bigger than or equal: >=
• Smaller than: <
• Smaller than or equal: <=

Boolean

• And: &&
• Or: ||
• Not: !

String

• Like: like

Arithmetic Operators

You can use the following arithmetic operators and save the result into a variable.

Integer and Date/Time

• Addition: + (adds days to a date value or seconds to a time value)
• Subtraction: - (subtracts days from a date value or seconds from a time value)

Integer

• Multiplication: *
• Division: /
• Modulo: %
• Exponentiation: ^

String

• Concatenation: +