[SOLVED] Print global variable in html page

Dear IBI community

Can someone show me how to show a global variable within a html file? i.E. -SET &&COUNTRY = 'Germany'; How can I print the &&COUNTRY global variable in the html file?

I already searched the forum and tried some ways but I always failed.

Thanks for your time and help.

best regards
Matt

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What do you mean by 'the html page'? Which html page? Where do you want it to appear?
Do you have some code you can show us?

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Hi OPALTOSH

No I can't show some code. I just right click in the app studio under EDASERVER NEW -> HTML/Document, so I get a clean new html page.

Beside that new fresh html page I have a fex that set my global variables (like in my example).

How can I display these in my html page?

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Matt

P.S. Sorry forgot to mention that I also created a simple text field within app studio as well to display a text like "Hello World" + &&COUNTRY.

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You need to have a fex that will call the HTML and that will assign your global variable to a local variable. Double amper are hard to display in HTMLComposer but single are "easy".
But your global variables have to be previously defined and called (from a profile per example or explicitly)
Something such as:

-* If the fex exist in the Content
-INCLUDE <app>/GLOBAL_VARIABLES_ASSIGNATION.fex

-* If the fex exist in the Server
-*MRNOEDIT -INCLUDE <app>/GLOBAL_VARIABLES_ASSIGNATION.fex

-SET &CNTRY = &&COUNTRY;

-HTMLFORM IBFS:/WFC/Repository/Test/HtmlPage.htm
-RUN

Then in your HTML you can then use

!IBI.AMP.CNTRY;

You can place the above in a text or as per a value in a control or in js as follow (which is part of the HTML file also shown below

function onInitialUpdate() {
var parm = "!IBI.AMP.COUNTRY;";
alert(parm);
}

HTML file

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html><head><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge"><meta name="mycharsetmeta" http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252"><meta name="Generation" content="Created in release 8105, Generation 4"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"><script type="text/javascript">
//confidential_id=IBI_OptionsScript
var bRuntimes=true;var szHtmlAlias="./ibi_html/";var is_mobile="false";var szRunTimeHtmlAlias="runTimeHtmlAlias";var cgipath="cgipath";var ib_composer="ib_composer";var map="ib_composer_map";var grid="ib_composer_grid";var emf="ib_composer_emf";var ibiOptions = new Array(cgipath,ib_composer);if(typeof(szRunTimeHtmlAlias) === 'string' && szRunTimeHtmlAlias.indexOf('/') == 0)szHtmlAlias=szRunTimeHtmlAlias;document.write('<script src="'+szHtmlAlias+'ibigbl.js" type="text/javascript"><\/script>');</script><script type="text/javascript">
//confidential_id=IBI_ibigblloadCss
if(typeof ibigblloadCss === 'function'){ibigblloadCss(null);addIntlTranslatedJS("composertrans.js");}else {alert("JavaScript alias './ibi_html/'  is not valid.");window.location("about:blank");}</script><title>HtmlPage</title><script type="text/javascript">
//confidential_id=clientEventHandlersJS

if(typeof(bRuntime) != 'undefined') {
}
function window_onload() {
UpdateData();
}
function onInitialUpdate() {
var parm = "!IBI.AMP.CNTRY;";
alert(parm);
}

</script><style>.internal_default {
	
}
</style><!--//confidential_id=focus_xmlelement
<rootxmlnode focoption="_FOC_NULL" nextelementuniquenumber="3"><html_elements><html_body thumbnailscale="4" use_appl_css="no" maptype="0" autofitchildren="no" mobiledocument="no" edaconnectionrequired="true" ibiapp_app="EPDATA" ismre="1" ibif_ex="/WFC/Repository/IT/HtmlPage3.htm"><html_event eventname="load" eventhandlername="window_onload"/><layer name="default"/></html_body><html_element bindcontrolid="text1" layername="default" elementtype="4" myviewonautofit="dontyouever"/><html_element bindcontrolid="listbox1" layername="default" elementtype="9" inputcontrol="1" myviewonautofit="dontyouever" defaultselection="1" controltype="7" inbinding="1" defaultinbindinglocation="0,0,20,60" onetimepopulated="1"><link linktype="default" persistentuniqueid="compUid_1"><condition default="1" name="Default" whattodowithcontrol="0" valuescompareoperator="0" parameterscompareoperator="0" conditionmultiselectoperator="0"><data_info datatype="0" sourcetype="typeMaster" selectedvalue=""><static_values><static value="Value2" display="!IBI.AMP.CNTRY;" selected="0" noinput="0">
</static></static_values></data_info></condition></link><data_info/></html_element><html_element rtFileName="htmlpathsub/javaassist/ibi/html/composer/themes/nonBindows/IBI-Themes/default_theme.css" bindcontrolid="LINK3" type="cssfile"/><html_element rtFileName="htmlpathsub/javaassist/ibi/html/composer/themes/nonBindows/IBI-Themes/ibi.css" bindcontrolid="IBI_THEME_CSS" desc="Information Builders" type="cssfile"/></html_elements><variables></variables><requests><request requestid="chart1" sourcetype="typeFex" ibif_ex="/WFC/Repository/IT/Chart1.fex" ibiapp_app="" activeType="-1" activereport="0" compoundreport="0"/><request requestid="chart2" sourcetype="typeFex" ibif_ex="/WFC/Repository/IT/Chart2.fex" ibiapp_app="" activeType="-1" activereport="0" compoundreport="0"/></requests><tasks><task id="load" trigger="load"/><task id="task2" trigger="clicklink" specifictrigger=""><taskitem id="Animation1" sourcetype="typeAnimation"/></task><task id="task3" trigger="mouseover" specifictrigger=""><taskitem id="Animation2" sourcetype="typeAnimation"/></task><task id="task4" trigger="mouseleave" specifictrigger=""><taskitem id="Animation3" sourcetype="typeAnimation"/></task></tasks><animations><animation id="Animation1" type="hide" targets="chart2" toggle="0" effect="none" duration="fast"/><animation id="Animation2" type="hide" targets="chart1"/><animation id="Animation3" type="show" targets="chart1"/></animations></rootxmlnode>
--><script type="text/javascript">
//confidential_id=updateHeadElements
if(typeof updateHeadElements === 'function'){updateHeadElements();}</script></head><body class="IBI_PageBg"><span tabindex="-1" title="" class="internal_default" id="text1" style="left: 30px; top: 20px; width: 300px; height: 50px; position: absolute; z-index: 1;">!IBI.AMP.CNTRY;</span><select tabindex="1" class="IBI_ReportControlTarget IBI_rounded_s internal_default" id="listbox1" style="left: 60px; top: 90px; width: 150px; height: 40px; position: absolute; z-index: 2;" size="3" name="listbox1"><option value="Value2" displaytext="!IBI.AMP.CNTRY;">!IBI.AMP.CNTRY;
</option></select></body><script type="text/javascript">
//confidential_id=IBI_loader
if(typeof doBeforeLoad === 'function'){doBeforeLoad();}function AdjustChildrenPosition(){
}
</script></html>
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If you intend to use the method described in the previous post, you can use

!IBI.GLB.variable-name;

in my version of Dev Studio, this is documented here:

Developing Reporting Applications > Managing Flow of Control in an Application > Enhancing an HTML Web Page With a Procedure.

AMP - Returns the value of a local variable.
GLB - Returns the value of a global variable

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Right Francis, I always forgot about the GLB.

So my above sample could become:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html><head><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge"><meta name="mycharsetmeta" http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252"><meta name="Generation" content="Created in release 8105, Generation 4"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"><script type="text/javascript">
//confidential_id=IBI_OptionsScript
var bRuntimes=true;var szHtmlAlias="./ibi_html/";var is_mobile="false";var szRunTimeHtmlAlias="runTimeHtmlAlias";var cgipath="cgipath";var ib_composer="ib_composer";var map="ib_composer_map";var grid="ib_composer_grid";var emf="ib_composer_emf";var ibiOptions = new Array(cgipath,ib_composer);if(typeof(szRunTimeHtmlAlias) === 'string' && szRunTimeHtmlAlias.indexOf('/') == 0)szHtmlAlias=szRunTimeHtmlAlias;document.write('<script src="'+szHtmlAlias+'ibigbl.js" type="text/javascript"><\/script>');</script><script type="text/javascript">
//confidential_id=IBI_ibigblloadCss
if(typeof ibigblloadCss === 'function'){ibigblloadCss(null);addIntlTranslatedJS("composertrans.js");}else {alert("JavaScript alias './ibi_html/'  is not valid.");window.location("about:blank");}</script><title>HtmlPage</title><script type="text/javascript">
//confidential_id=clientEventHandlersJS
if(typeof(bRuntime) != 'undefined') {
}
function window_onload() {
UpdateData();
}
function onInitialUpdate() {
var parm = "Local var : !IBI.AMP.CNTRY; - Global var : !IBI.GLB.COUNTRY;";
alert(parm);
}
</script><style>.internal_default {
	
}
</style><!--//confidential_id=focus_xmlelement
<rootxmlnode focoption="_FOC_NULL" nextelementuniquenumber="3"><html_elements><html_body thumbnailscale="4" use_appl_css="no" maptype="0" autofitchildren="no" mobiledocument="no" edaconnectionrequired="true" ibiapp_app="EPDATA" ismre="1" ibif_ex="/WFC/Repository/IT/HtmlPage3.htm"><html_event eventname="load" eventhandlername="window_onload"/><layer name="default"/></html_body><html_element bindcontrolid="text1" layername="default" elementtype="4" myviewonautofit="dontyouever"/><html_element bindcontrolid="listbox1" layername="default" elementtype="9" inputcontrol="1" myviewonautofit="dontyouever" defaultselection="1" controltype="7" inbinding="1" defaultinbindinglocation="0,0,20,60" onetimepopulated="1"><link linktype="default" persistentuniqueid="compUid_1"><condition default="1" name="Default" whattodowithcontrol="0" valuescompareoperator="0" parameterscompareoperator="0" conditionmultiselectoperator="0"><data_info datatype="0" sourcetype="typeMaster" selectedvalue=""><static_values><static value="A" display="Local var : !IBI.AMP.CNTRY;" selected="0" noinput="0">
							
</static><static value="X" display="Global var : !IBI.GLB.COUNTRY;" selected="0" noinput="0"></static></static_values></data_info></condition></link><data_info/></html_element><html_element rtFileName="htmlpathsub/javaassist/ibi/html/composer/themes/nonBindows/IBI-Themes/default_theme.css" bindcontrolid="LINK3" type="cssfile"/><html_element rtFileName="htmlpathsub/javaassist/ibi/html/composer/themes/nonBindows/IBI-Themes/ibi.css" bindcontrolid="IBI_THEME_CSS" desc="Information Builders" type="cssfile"/></html_elements><variables></variables><requests><request requestid="chart1" sourcetype="typeFex" ibif_ex="/WFC/Repository/IT/Chart1.fex" ibiapp_app="" activeType="-1" activereport="0" compoundreport="0"/><request requestid="chart2" sourcetype="typeFex" ibif_ex="/WFC/Repository/IT/Chart2.fex" ibiapp_app="" activeType="-1" activereport="0" compoundreport="0"/></requests><tasks><task id="load" trigger="load"/><task id="task2" trigger="clicklink" specifictrigger=""><taskitem id="Animation1" sourcetype="typeAnimation"/></task><task id="task3" trigger="mouseover" specifictrigger=""><taskitem id="Animation2" sourcetype="typeAnimation"/></task><task id="task4" trigger="mouseleave" specifictrigger=""><taskitem id="Animation3" sourcetype="typeAnimation"/></task></tasks><animations><animation id="Animation1" type="hide" targets="chart2" toggle="0" effect="none" duration="fast"/><animation id="Animation2" type="hide" targets="chart1"/><animation id="Animation3" type="show" targets="chart1"/></animations></rootxmlnode>
--><script type="text/javascript">
//confidential_id=updateHeadElements
if(typeof updateHeadElements === 'function'){updateHeadElements();}</script></head><body class="IBI_PageBg"><span tabindex="-1" title="" class="internal_default" id="text1" style="left: 30px; top: 20px; width: 300px; height: 50px; position: absolute; z-index: 1;">Local variable : !IBI.AMP.CNTRY;<br>Global variable : !IBI.GLB.COUNTRY;</span><select tabindex="1" class="IBI_ReportControlTarget IBI_rounded_s internal_default" id="listbox1" style="left: 30px; top: 90px; width: 230px; height: 40px; position: absolute; z-index: 2;" size="3" name="listbox1"><option value="A" displaytext="Local var : !IBI.AMP.CNTRY;">Local var : !IBI.AMP.CNTRY;
</option><option value="X" displaytext="Global var : !IBI.GLB.COUNTRY;">Global var : !IBI.GLB.COUNTRY;</option></select></body><script type="text/javascript">
//confidential_id=IBI_loader
if(typeof doBeforeLoad === 'function'){doBeforeLoad();}function AdjustChildrenPosition(){
}
</script></html>
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Hello Martin

Thanks for your answer. I will give that a try next week, because I'm off now ;-).

best regards
Matt

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