Local variables

um whats the deal with local variables and how do you use them?

I cant even seem to reference them like you can global variables, ie if _variable = num etc etc

I can only set them and set a variable to their number, i cant check if they are something, is it possible to target them in and if statement?

Local variables are global variables that are only active under groups or sub-events, and can only be referenced inside that group or sub-event.

Read about variables here.

I was trying to figure this out, too, and created a small test capx to put the value of a local variable in a group into a global variable, which can then be used anywhere in the events. Here is the capx as an example.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6109058/localvsglobal.capx

Local variables were also briefly discussed in our latest blog post.