Deleting a variable

May 20, 2012

So i created a variable called "status" and set it up as a number.

Once i started working with it i decided i'd rather have "status" be text.

I can't figure out how to change that..

Nor can i figure out how to delete it and recreate it.

I'm sure there's a simple solution.. maybe even a button for that.. but haven't found it yet.

i haven't found any option (unless i'm missing them) that will allow me to see a list of what variables (and their types) i currently have in my story.

Any ideas?

for now i'm just going to create a "status2" and keep chugging along.. but i wanted to post this to the group to see if i was missing something glaringly obvious.

thanks!

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Russell Still

almost 12 years ago05/20/12 at 10:43 am (UTC)

Click the "X" at the bottom right corner of the Triggers pane. This gives you access to your existing variables.

Since you cannot change the type of an existing variable, you will have to delete the old one, then add it back with a new type.

Helene Sobelman
Author

almost 12 years ago05/20/12 at 10:45 am (UTC)

Awesome!

you are my e-learning HERO!

i figured there had to be something somewhere but nothing was jumping out at me.

thanks!!

Bruce Graham
Hero

almost 12 years ago05/20/12 at 12:18 pm (UTC)

Just out of interest...WHY can't you change the type of a variable?

Is it just too "confusing" for SL to deal with, ("confusing" = technical term....)

Bruce

Phil Mayor
Hero

almost 12 years ago05/20/12 at 12:36 pm (UTC)

Bruce Graham said:

Just out of interest...WHY can't you change the type of a variable?

Is it just too "confusing" for SL to deal with, ("confusing" = technical term....)

Bruce

I think it is the problems that would occur if you had a numerical variable that you had triggers running calculations on. You then change that to a text variable, these calculation would not work. It was probably easier to just set it so the type is set in stone. rather than say, you should go back and change all your triggers

Gerry Wasiluk
Hero

almost 12 years ago05/20/12 at 1:18 pm (UTC)

Though it would be nice "icing on the cake" if it could be changed if the Use Count was zero.

Phil Mayor
Hero

almost 12 years ago05/20/12 at 1:22 pm (UTC)

I agree, it would also be nice to do it anyway.

I am prepared to roll the dice and break my project.

I suppose it comes down to where articulate see Storyline being aimed at if it is people like us, who are happy to troubleshoot it should happen. If however it is aimed at people stepping up from Studio then I dont think it will happen

Deleting a variable

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