How to pass a variable to a macro

[vpl]

Hi

A stupid question ... but how to pass a variable to a macro in wikitext

I can't find any example

<$button>

<$set name="myVariable" value={{!!date-format}}></$set>

<$action-setfield $tiddler="$:/plugins/vpl/jazzbokMem/DbActivity"; $index=<<now $(myVariable)$ >> $value="hello" />

Test

</$button>

My date-format field contains "YYYY-0MM-0DD:hh:0mm:0ss"

When I click on the button this action populate the data-tiddler with the following content

{

"$(myVariable)$": "hello"

}

Where I'm expecting

"2019-08-21:15:20:09": "hello"

Any idea would help me a lot

Thanks for your support

Vpl
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[Mark S.]

Text substitution (e.g. $(myvariable)$ ) only happens inside of macros. So you need to define a macro.

This version seems to work:

\define mymacro() <$action-setfield $tiddler="$:/plugins/vpl/jazzbokMem/DbActivity"  $index=<<now $(myVariable)$ >> $value="hello" />

<$button>
<$set name="myVariable" value={{!!date-format}}></$set>

Test<<mymacro>>
</$button>

Good luck!

[vpl]

Ah OK !! 

Thanks very much