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A new preference point -> global variables

In version 0.70 you added the global variables.

Maybe you add an preference point for that global variables.
I think it's not clear where i should set this global variables cause if i use a "Holder Task" for that and if i press "Sync All" it made some strange things.

Hope you understand what i mean.

Mr. Tool , 12.06.2012, 22:05
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voji, 13.06.2012
Currently synctocloud doesn't support application scope "global variables", only global settings (like list sort order, etc.).

The variables currently created and used in Task level. The structure is:

Synctocloud App
...Jobs
..........Variables
..........Tasks

Variables shared between Tasks, but not shared between Jobs.

We plan to introduce application level global variables (with different editor, placed in app properties), with different notation ( {g:varname} ) but this feature currently in planning state (we want to implement variable rename function first).

I hope "Sync all" doesn't made strange things, its sequentially execute all task (tasks, and task executions are independent from other tasks).

We try to improve documentation, to make this things clear to everyone (you can suggest documentation modifications too on synctocloud homepage in comments section).

Hope this helps.
Idea status: completed

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voji, 13.06.2012, 10:15
if you mean in environment variables:

"And you can use environment variables (v0.70):
%env_variable_name% "

The environment variables readed from operating system (in windows you can list it with: run -> cmd -> set).

Synctocloud doesn't want to create or modify system wide env. variables. If you want to use special env. variable on your task, you can declare it yourself: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310519
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Mr. Tool, 13.06.2012, 14:44
Hi voji,

2 Hours after i created this "Idea", I mentionend what you mean with environment variables. ;)

Hope you can go fast forward with your development.

As a little addition:

Make an option to set the "global application variable" to an specific mashine (like the Global / Local Settings)
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voji, 01.10.2012, 20:12
global variable support added in SyncToCloud v0.83...
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