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FileLink maintains a set of internally defined variables. These variables always begin with the % or $ symbol. You may use these variables just as you would any user variable, but assigning values to these variables using the SETSET or SETNUM commands is not recommended.
| %datetime | Contains a formatted date/time string (i.e., Sat Feb 17 11.00.22 2006) |
| %dbrawqueryresult | Contains the raw SQL query result if the DBGETRESULTS command does not recognize or cannot parse the result into individual %db_xxxx variables. |
| %dbqueryrows | Contains the number of rows returned on the most recent DBQUERY command SQL database query |
| %dbqueryvariables | Contains the number of variables created during the most recent DBGETRESULTS command |
| %difffileid | Contains a numeric representation of the type of difference found on the most recent run of the GETDIFF command |
| %difffilename | Contains the name of a file where a difference has been found on the most recent run of the GETDIFF command |
| %difffilepath | Contains the full path a file where a difference has been found on the most recent run of the GETDIFF command |
| %difffiles | Contains the number of file differences found on the most recent run of the DIFF command |
| %difffiletext | Contains a text description of the type of difference found on the most recent run of the GETDIFF command |
| %diffnum | Contains the sequence number of the file difference returned on the most recent run of the GETDIFF command |
| %lasterror | Error or result code returned by the last script command run |
| %lasterrormsg | Descriptive text of error returned by the last script command run |
| %nextfilesize | File size (in bytes) obtained by GETNEXTFILE command |
| %nextfolder | Optional folder name obtained by GETNEXTFILE command |
| %nextpath | Full path name obtained by GETNEXTFILE command |
| %port | Contains the current COM port |
| %snapshotfiles | Contains the number of files examined during the most recent run of the SNAPSHOT command |
| %time | Contains the current system time (i.e., 11.00.22) |
| %unzipcount | Contains the number of files unzipped during the previous UNZIP command |
| %zipcount | Contains the number of files zipped during the previous ZIP command |
| $ERROR_nn | Predefined $ERROR constants for use with the IFERROR command |
| %1 - %9 | Variables assigned from Shortcut Target arguments |
Consider the following examples in which the use of an internal variable is shown.
GETNEXTFILE
MESSAGEBOX %nextfile "Last file name received was:"
;; create a directory using current date and time
MAKEDIR %datetime
Details on internal script variable usage follows in additional sections.
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