# Dynamic cloud variables **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** firebase, help\ **Created:** [November 3, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-cloud-variables/2679550 "2023-11-03T10:54:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nichtwichtig1719](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@nichtwichtig1719](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nichtwichtig1719)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-cloud-variables/2679550/1 "2023-11-03T10:54:23Z")
Hello everyone. I am trying to make an app right now where I have to create a cloud variable with text stored within another variable. And the first time I set it to something it works. but when I try to call the same variable again it stops working. Here are a few screenshots of my code. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/b/1b5e8065f5fce8993729b92a51f8bf4511286bc9.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/1/a139379fb0d229f2a8fa696bb3a7f592f18695a5.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/f/2/f2055d2ab34eacfb68d178fca11ab4530e62be72.png) Why is this as the name should always be the same right? why does it return null if it should actually return 1,Test,abc? Sorry I can’t put anymore pictures. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-cloud-variables/2679550/2 "2023-11-03T15:44:01Z")
The way you’ve set this up is a problem: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/9/797b8f3dfea7e1c3fb217e6993ce23eb7e2acb5e.png) Let’s say your `app variable select` has the value “test”. By adding `app variable` in front of that, Thunkable is looking for a variable called “test” and trying to get its value and use that as the path in Firebase. But that variable called `app variable test` probably doesn’t exist. You need to remove the `app variable " "` block. It should just read `set cloud variable app variable select to`. ![Screenshot 2023-11-03 at 8.40.50 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/5/a5372e914f03c8735f533fbe798ee50c97c434b6.png) ---
**Author:** ![nichtwichtig1719](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@nichtwichtig1719](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nichtwichtig1719)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-cloud-variables/2679550/3 "2023-11-03T16:29:58Z")
Did that and then I could click it but nothing happened. I used the app variable block to get the content in this case the name of the item stored in the select variable. This should theoretically then make a cloud variable with the name of the item. Also I want to be able to call that variable again later. Even after closing the app. But thank you for your reply. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-cloud-variables/2679550/4 "2023-11-03T17:43:41Z")
Can you post a screenshot of the updated blocks? I’m not sure you understood what I wrote and it would be good to double-check what you have before you keep working with cloud variables. ---
**Author:** ![nichtwichtig1719](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@nichtwichtig1719](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nichtwichtig1719)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-cloud-variables/2679550/5 "2023-11-03T19:37:56Z")
I indeed have double checked the original one and it still worked with the small issue. These are again screenshots of the updated code. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/2/124e2bc9c28331d7a2839a0ee0d753bdfc28d537.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/e/c/ec74039e4347dade69a5c7353111f7eaebd1b5aa.png) ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-cloud-variables/2679550/6 "2023-11-03T21:36:34Z")
I’ll take your word that it’s working but I’ve rarely seen variables set up that way so that’s why I was skeptical. So the **value** of `app variable select` is actually the **name** of another variable? If so, then you’ve coded it correctly except that it seems you have used the blocks inconsistently… sometimes with `app variable` in front of that variable and sometimes not. ---
**Author:** ![nichtwichtig1719](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@nichtwichtig1719](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nichtwichtig1719)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-cloud-variables/2679550/7 "2023-11-04T07:47:19Z")
> [@tatiang](#): > > So the **value** of `app variable select` is actually the **name** of another variable? Yes and no. App variable select contains the name of the selected item. What I am trying to achieve is that I want to create a cloud variable with the name of the item, which is stored in app variable select. I then want to be able to save items in it, and when they open the app again or go back and select the **same** item again that they can see what they have put in that list. ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-cloud-variables/2679550/8 "2023-11-04T09:54:13Z")
Why aren’t you setting the value of select? You are setting the value of a variable that has the name of the value held within select at the time of setting the variable Set app variable 👆 Isn’t the same as the preconfigured setters that look like 👇 Set app variable variableName (no text input) ---
**Author:** ![nichtwichtig1719](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@nichtwichtig1719](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nichtwichtig1719)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 10:51am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-cloud-variables/2679550/9 "2023-11-04T10:51:04Z")
What do you mean by > [@jared](#): > > Why aren’t you setting the value of select? ? Because I am setting the value of select and it is the name of what the variable is supposed to be later. Thats also why I put it in the **Name** slot of the set variable block. I want the block to create a cloud variable that is stored on my firebase with the name of the item, which is contained in select. This variable (since it is a cloud variable) should be able to be called later the same way. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-cloud-variables/2679550/10 "2024-02-02T10:51:28Z")
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