topic Re: Looking for simple example to pass variables in QlikView

Looking for simple example to pass variables

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:26:21 GMT

Hello all,

could anyone please provide a simple example how to get QV-Variables and assign them to javascript variables?

The posts I found are quite confusing and I can't get it to work with my script.

For example I want to pass a input box variable to javascript.

I use QV 11R6.

Thank you,

Thorsten

Re: Looking for simple example to pass variables

tresB — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 06:11:09 GMT

Have you tried like:

Set var=ActiveDocument.GetVariable("Vriablename") ?

Set var=ActiveDocument.Variables("Vriablename")

Re: Looking for simple example to pass variables

Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:36:38 GMT

I put it in here:

Qv.LoadExtensionScripts(jsFiles, function () {

Set varabc = ActiveDocument.GetVariable("var1") ;

});

It gives me an error: expecting ";"...

A working example would be nice.

Re: Looking for simple example to pass variables

tresB — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:09:19 GMT

Sorry, I should have noticed earlier that you are looking for JS. The above code is VBScript. I am not sure if variable of a qv doc can be referred using JS in extension. May be Brian Munz can help you.

Re: Looking for simple example to pass variables

Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:50:23 GMT

Use the template provided by Stefan Walter here. Then use the add the following code inside your extension_Done function:

In the definition file set a text field:

and use the text in your Script as so:

var myVariable= _this.Layout.Text0.text.toString();

Know you can use the MyVariable how ever you like in your script.

check your console = console.log(myVariable);

Re: Looking for simple example to pass variables

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:21:06 GMT

Thanks, I think I got it right now.