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The following code will obtain the value from the [[System Variable]] called '''Registration Deadline'''
 
The following code will obtain the value from the [[System Variable]] called '''Registration Deadline'''
  
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  var rs= session_getuser(false,"","firstname");
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USERID=rs.getfieldbyname(1,"userid");
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  var rs=variables_replace(false,"",40,"@me.userid@","@system.Registration Deadline@");
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rs=variables_replace(false,"",40,USERID,"@system.Registration Deadline@");
 
 
  var msg=rs.getfieldbyname(1,"msg");
 
  var msg=rs.getfieldbyname(1,"msg");
 
  alert("The Registration Deadline is " + msg);
 
  alert("The Registration Deadline is " + msg);
 
   
 
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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* The first 2 lines obtain your user ID, in case it is relevant to the variables_replace search (ie: if the variable is a user variable)
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* For system variables it doesn't matter what object you process them against. In this case the current user account is used.
 
* The '''variables_replace''' function returns the result in recordset in a field named '''msg'''
 
* The '''variables_replace''' function returns the result in recordset in a field named '''msg'''
  

Revision as of 10:12, 21 February 2012

The following code will obtain the value from the System Variable called Registration Deadline 


var rs=variables_replace(false,"",40,"@me.userid@","@system.Registration Deadline@");
var msg=rs.getfieldbyname(1,"msg");
alert("The Registration Deadline is " + msg);

Notes

  • For system variables it doesn't matter what object you process them against. In this case the current user account is used.
  • The variables_replace function returns the result in recordset in a field named msg


See Also

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