Need for persistent screen object variables
The name mapping works well in TC. I use that to identify dialogs, then use the find child method to search for child objects. I would like to extend the find child technique to dialogs, but I hav...
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Dmitry_Nikolaev
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Staff
Hi Jeff,
You can use the Extended Find feature of the Name Mapping functionality instead of using FindChild. Information on this feature can be found in the Using Extended Search Criteria for Mapped Object Identification help topic.
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Are there any plans to provide a way to make object variables persistent between function calls?
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Since values of persistent variables are stored in text project files, storing binary object data in these text files is not a very good idea. However, I have registered your suggestion in our database. Thank you.
As a solution, you can use a persistent variable of the String type to store the value of an object's FullName property. When you need to access an object, evaluate the stored name to get the actual object: