Setting and Getting Stored Variables - Keep getting Null

Questions about Thunkable
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Hi,

I am trying to persist some stored variables by setting and getting them, but for some reason I keep getting a null value returned. I have followed a few threads and tried to replicate this but cannot seem to get the value.

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The screen is not the main screen so it opens once I click on a button to go there, not sure if that makes any difference and it’s null on my android and pc test.

I also tried a text value incase it did not like a Boolean.
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Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Paul

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You need to stop using the set stored variable " " block.

That block is for dynamic variable names. So when you put the stored variable test_sr_gm block in where the variable name should be, you’re telling Thunkable to get the value of a variable with the value from the stored variable. So let’s say that stored variable test_sr_gm has the value “43”. Your blocks would be attempting to reference a stored variable called 43. But that doesn’t exist so you see “null”.

Instead, use the set variable block at the top of the variables drawer.

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HiTatiang,

Thanks for responding to my query. Sorry but I am completely confused by that. I am not sure then how I would actually set a default value if it does not exist. I am still learning on the whole block config.

I tried this, but that did not work either.
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I then put the set variable at the top of the block, but that was the same.
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Still learning sorry.

Thank you

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You should be using variables this way:

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Hi Tatiang,

Rightio. I got you now. Yes that makes more sense and thank you for taking the time to explain it for me.

It works great now.

Thank you very much.

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You’re welcome. You can help others by clicking the solution checkbox for my post.

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