!RainmeterSetVariable

[jsmorley]

Rainy (or anyone who uses it) can I get a brief sample of how to use the new bang !RainmeterSetVariable so I can add it to the manual? I want to be sure to get the syntax correct.

[JamesAC]

I had a brief attempt at using it,

The format seemed to be !RainmeterSetVariable VariableName NewValue

It seems you can also add ConfigName at the end to send the bang to a different skin

I also found the variable is not stored when the skin is refreshed which meant that my attempted application could not work

[dragonmage]

JamesAC, I'm not sure how you were trying to use it but maybe setting an OnRefreshAction= might help...

[JamesAC]

I was attempting to create a skin which searches google and returns the results on your desktop.

I was passing the input from JSMorley's RainInput into a !RainmeterSetVariable Bang and the trying to use that in a web parser to return the search results, by using the variable in the URL.

[JWood]

Do we know the correct coding of SetVariable? I have tried it multiple ways and cannot seem to get it to work.
I've tried: !RainmeterSetVariable MeasureName 1
I've tried: !RainmeterSetVariable [MeasureName] 1
I've tried: !RainmeterSetVariable [MeasureName] [1]

All the were followed by a IfEqualAction statement

Thanks