Javascriptlet won't change Tasker variable.

[R.M. Levitt]

The play button on the Javascriptlet gives an “OK" toast and I'm not seeing any errors, but the scriptlet simply will not change the value of a variable I have defined in Tasker no matter what I do. This is what I have:

A1: Variable Set
Name %testVar To foo
A2: Javascriptlet
var testVar = "bar";
flash(testVar);
A3: Popup Text %testVar

The Javascript flash says "bar" but the Tasker popup (A3) still says "foo" as if my scriptlet did nothing. The scriptlet Auto Exit is set to true and the Timeout is set to 45 seconds. I've also tried this Javascript:

var a = global('testVar');
a = "bar";
flash(a);
tk.setLocal('testVar', a);

Again, the Javascript flash says "bar" but the Tasker Popup (A3) still reports %testVar as "foo". Even these two attempts did nothing:

1) var testVar = "bar";

2) tk.setLocal('testVar', "bar");

In every one of these cases, the Tasker variable %testVar is still "foo" in the Popup (A3) just after the scriptlet, the same value I initially set for it in A1 just PRIOR to the scriptlet (A2). What in the world could I possibly be doing wrong? Why won't the Javascript change the value of %testVar??

[Robert Ryan]

You need to use setGlobal() to change the value of global variables. This works:

        Test

        

    A1: Variable Set 

        Name: %testVar 

        To: foo 

        Recurse Variables: Off 

        Do Maths: Off 

        Append: Off 

        

    A2: JavaScriptlet 

        Code: setGlobal( 'testVar', 'bar' ) 

        Auto Exit: On 

        Timeout (Seconds): 45 

        

    A3: Flash 

        Text: %testVar 

        Long: Off 

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[R.M. Levitt]

Thank you, I got it ironed out now.