[LE] Help with global variables

[hubbawubba]

Hi, I have been going crazy over this issue. I have spent the last two hours trying to make this work. The problem is that global variables are not working for me. I am new to modding by the way. Here is the issue. I got to the start of a script and put the declaration for my global variable like this:

 

GlobalVariable Property BlaGlobal Auto

 

Then, I go ahead and set the value on a function like this:

 

BlaGlobal.SetValue(1)

 

When I try to retrieve it later on like:

 

float temp = BlaGlobal.GetValue()

 

I always get the 0.00000 value. I have tried getting the reference for the BlaGlobal using:

 

debug.Notification("Global ref =" + BlaGlobal)

 

It is always none. What am I doing wrong? I have followed the documentation to the letter. I even tried starting from a clean save without a single mod on it. That did not help either. Is there some kind of initialization to global variables or something? Thanks.

 

 

 

[RichWebster]

Did you assign the property to the global variable? You can't just declare it in a script.

[hubbawubba]

Did you assign the property to the global variable? You can't just declare it in a script.

Hi, how do I do that?

[foamyesque]

 

Did you assign the property to the global variable? You can't just declare it in a script.

Hi, how do I do that?

 

 

Select the script in the script window, and either hit the "edit properties" button on the right, or right-click on it and choose "edit properties" from there. It'll pull up a popup window that will let you fill in the properties with appropriate editor objects.

[hubbawubba]

foamyesque, how do I do this programmatically cause I am only using the CK compiler without the full application.

[RichWebster]

The only way would be to assign the global using GetFormFromFile(), but you'll need to know the form ID of the global variable.

 

http://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=GetFormFromFile_-_Game

 

So you'd have your script property as:

 

GlobalVariable MyGlobal = None

 

Then in the first function call of your script:

 

MyGlobal = Game.GetFormFromFile()

 

And fill in the function properly using the link above.

[hubbawubba]

So, the only way to use those global variables is to actually have them in an ESP file and then using the Game.GetFormFromFile(), and then I have a reference to that variable in which I can get its value and set it. Did I get this right?

[RichWebster]

So, the only way to use those global variables is to actually have them in an ESP file and then using the Game.GetFormFromFile(), and then I have a reference to that variable in which I can get its value and set it. Did I get this right?

That's right mate.

 

Is there any reason you can just use a float or integer?

[hubbawubba]

Thanks a lot for the information, B1gBadDaddy. It is much appreciated. The problem is I want to carry the information between sessions. I ended up using StorageUtil which does not force me to use the ESP files.

[foamyesque]

Thanks a lot for the information, B1gBadDaddy. It is much appreciated. The problem is I want to carry the information between sessions. I ended up using StorageUtil which does not force me to use the ESP files.

 

Script variables are saved between sessions too.