Var in "initial text" of global event Var [solved]

How do I use variables in the "initial text" field of event variable?

I'my trying to do global event variable ABC = NodeWebkit.UserFolder.

I testing things and change that NodeWebkit.UserFolder. Its extra work to go through everything and change paths.

Is the variable type set as text? Like here

7Soul yes. I just tried something else weird with no luck either....str(NodeWebkit.AppFolder) with type set to number.

It's treating the variable name as text(not surprising). I need to force it to use the contents of the variable.

I can go through the capx and change my paths manually but I'd rather just change one global variable.

Something like NodeWebkit.AppFolder isn't a variable, but an expression. Expressions are only available in runtime, not in edittime. Such expression is a bunch of code that executes to return a value.

What is wrong with

on start of layout -> set ABC to NodeWebkit.AppFolder

?

You could even place it in an every x seconds event.

tulamide   Thank you! It makes sense why it wasn't working, great explanation.