# \[Solved\] Question about variables

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-question-about-variables/772158>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [August 27, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-question-about-variables/772158 "2020-08-27T01:52:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![penny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@penny](https://community.thunkable.com/u/penny)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-question-about-variables/772158/1 "2020-08-27T01:52:40Z")

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![varTROUBLE](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/0/a04c94616c73e449fb407c4b88088bd52a7e0a78.png)

This is a test app I made to see why my variables are not behaving as expected.  
The output of the button click stays at the initialized value.

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**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:** [August 27, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-question-about-variables/772158/2 "2020-08-27T03:05:48Z")

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Try typing the name of the variable in there instead of using the variable block. Try just writing the name of the variable in there. “testVARs”

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/3/032309e14104bca108f2e6fad861cd82e3885d75.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![penny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@penny](https://community.thunkable.com/u/penny)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-question-about-variables/772158/3 "2020-08-27T04:03:05Z")

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Hi Jared,  
Tried that with no improvement.  
 ![MoreVARtrouble](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/6/463ef523a943d789d4b5e31ca05b8ca2741a801c.png)

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**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-question-about-variables/772158/4 "2020-08-27T06:17:46Z")

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Hi @penny ,

There is an error in the variable name in your block. And in your first block there is an error in the name

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**Author:** ![penny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@penny](https://community.thunkable.com/u/penny)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-question-about-variables/772158/5 "2020-08-27T07:16:25Z")

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OMG! (the shame!)

Now you see, this is an example of why I dislike sharing my apps.

Thank you!!  
🙂

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**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:** [August 27, 2020, 9:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-question-about-variables/772158/6 "2020-08-27T09:45:25Z")

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Upper/lower case matters! 👍👍

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-question-about-variables/772158/7 "2024-11-08T12:24:37Z")

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