Adding a Variable to a Group - Community

GuyS (45 posts)

February 12, 2018 08:48 AM

Accepted Answer

Hi Bill,

I'm trying to add/update variables to a Group using the code as included.

It works oke, but I need the 'Include in program's environment variable' to be set when the variable is new. How can I do that?

Thanks,

Guy

public void SetAdtGroupVariable(ref ListView lvMsg, ref int msgCnt, string groep, string var, string value)

{

using (DataContext context = aScheduler.NewDataContext())

{

try

{

var group = context.GetJobGroup(groep);

JobVariable variable = group.JobVariables.GetVariable(var);

if (variable == null)

{

// JobVariable variable = new JobVariable();

variable = (JobVariable)Convert.ChangeType(context.CreateObject(ClassID.JobVariable), typeof(JobVariable));

variable.Name = var;

variable.Value = value;

group.JobVariables.Add(variable);

msgCnt += 1;

var item1 = new ListViewItem(new[] { "(I) Variable '" + var + "' added",

msgCnt.ToString().PadLeft(4,'0') });

lvMsg.Items.Add(item1);

group.Save();

}

else

{

variable.Value = value;

group.Save();

msgCnt += 1;

var item1 = new ListViewItem(new[] { "(I) Variable '" + var + "' has been set to '" + value + "'",

msgCnt.ToString().PadLeft(4,'0') });

lvMsg.Items.Add(item1);

}

catch (Exception e)

{

MessageBox.Show("??" + e.ToString());

throw;

}

Bill Staff (601 posts)

February 12, 2018 09:00 AM

Accepted Answer

You can do this by setting variable.AddToEnvironment=true.

By the way you can simplify your object creation syntax. Instead of using ChangeType, you can just use

variable = (JobVariable)context.CreateObject(ClassID.JobVariable);

This is because the object returned by CreateObject(ClassID.JobVariable) is guaranteed to be of type JobVariable, so you don't need to convert it--you just need the cast to tell the compiler what it is.

GuyS (45 posts)

February 13, 2018 12:55 AM

Accepted Answer

Hi Bill,

You are faster then light. How easy it can be, thanks for answer and hint.

Kind regards,

Guy