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Anonymous
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Putting a Set Analysis Expression into a Variable

How do I make a double-quoted string expand properly in a variable?

I have this:

SET vFieldName = ComplianceStatus;
SET vFieldCount = (GetSelectedCount($(vFieldName)) + GetAlternativeCount($(vFieldName)));
SET vSelectAllOrNone = GetSelectedCount($(vFieldName))=0 OR GetSelectedCount($(vFieldName))=$(vFieldCount);
SET vSubSelectColor1 = ONLY({<CompName={"$(=TRIM(SUBFIELD(GetFieldSelections($(vFieldName)),',',1)))"
} >} CompColor);

Then, I have this:

SET vColor1 = IF($(vSelectAllOrNone), CompColor1, $(vSubSelectColor1));

The variable vSubSelectColor1 looks like this when I inspect it:

ONLY({<CompName={""} >} CompColor)

In vColor1, I'm expecting it to look like it does as I defined it. How do I make that happen?

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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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If it is, it is unclear how to resolve it.

neelamsaroha157
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Does vFieldname returns multiple values?

Your expression works if you have one of the value selected in a field.

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Anonymous
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No - vFieldName is simply a way to generalize the code so it can be re-used elsewhere with little modification. It returns the one value I assigned to it (the name of the field in question).

sunny_talwar

I think the issue is with the expansion of the dollar sign expansion

Expression as a variable with $-sign expansion

LET vSubSelectColor1 = 'Only({<CompName={"$' & '(=TRIM(SUBFIELD(GetFieldSelections($' & '(vFieldName)),',',1)))"}>} CompColor)';

Anonymous
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That resulted in the error " Garbage after expression 's' "

sunny_talwar

Error while reloading or when you used in your expression?

Anonymous
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I'm displaying the expression in a text object. When I reload, the text object displays that error message instead of the expression.

sunny_talwar

can you see what the variable definition is after the reload is completed in the variable overview? Can you share an image of variable overview?