Using Global Variables on a Global Table

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Lucas Braga asked Jul 04 2016 at 4:27 PM Brandon Peterson commented Jul 07 2016 at 3:42 PM

Using Global Variables on a Global Table

So, I created a Global Variable that I want to assign to a cell on a Global Table, but the only options that show up are: Assign Number Data and String Data. Can you help me? ~The variable is an integer.

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FlexSim 7.5.4

global variables variable

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-04T17:24:32Z

Steven Hamoen answered Jul 04 2016 at 5:24 PM Brandon Peterson commented Jul 07 2016 at 3:42 PM

If you Global Variable is an integer it is a number so you can simply use;

settablenum( "tablename", rowno, colno, GlobalVariableName )

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Lucas Braga commented · Jul 04 2016 at 5:49 PM

On the table cell? I'm trying, but nothing happens.

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Steven Hamoen commented · Jul 05 2016 at 7:48 AM

I attached a screenshot.

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globalvarintable.png (52.8 KiB)

Mischa Spelt Steven Hamoen commented · Jul 05 2016 at 8:13 AM

I assume by "assigning a global variable to a table cell" you mean that you want the value in the table cell to automatically change when you change the global variable? Because that is not possible. What you can do is use the settablenum command as demonstrated by Steven, but you would have to do it on reset and every time you change the variable.

Alternatively, you could make the table column string data, and read it out with executetablecell (or use the 'Automatic' option in Process Flow).

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Brandon Peterson ♦ Mischa Spelt commented · Jul 07 2016 at 3:42 PM

An alternative method would be to make the global variable a tree node type that points to the cell in the global table. You can then use getnodenum(GlobalVariableName) and setnodenum(GlobalVariableName, Value) to get and set the value. This method is not as smooth when getting or using the global variable in a function but it does eliminate the need for a second command call to set the value of the table each time you change the global variable.

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