How do I correctly use an OR block?

Well, it's not an issue with the OR block or "On start of layout". I just tried this:

When I launch my layout and look at the debugger I see:

versionType = "Testing"

str_Test = "Testing"

So I verify that versionType = "Testing" and then immediately test if versionType = "Testing" and it fails. (If it had succeeded str_test would be "OK")

If I delete "versionType = 'Testing'" it succeeds. Why can't I check the value of this global string? I'm SO confused.

UPDATE: I just added a new global variable called verNum and set it to 1. Then I changed my condition to:

verNum = 1

This works! Why doesn't the string work?

Did you put the string "Testing" with quotation marks in the variable definition? Remove them.

dop2000

SERIOUSLY??? You define the value of a global string by NOT including quotation marks??? I spent HOURS working on this yesterday. Good grief...

I've been using Construct 3 for years, how did I not run into this before? I guess I have mostly used global numbers. Argh

I thought I was taking crazy pills last night. I simplified it down to 3 events:

Set global string to "Testing"

1. Confirm global string --> "Testing"

2. If global string = "Testing" --> FAIL!

WTH??????

Haha, yeah, I still forget about this sometimes and instinctively wrap string variables in quotation marks. Sometimes I wish C3 was stricter about this, more like traditional programming languages.

On the other hand, this lets you store entire JSON strings in variables without needing to escape every quotation mark.

For example:

Text variable myJSON = {"name":"John", "age":30, "car":0}

Instead of:

Text variable myJSON = "{"""name""":"""John", """age""":30, """car""":0}"