Access to variables (articy draft 3)

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Chrische5
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Access to variables (articy draft 3)

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hello

i have imported my articy project via dialogue system to unity. everthing is perfect. now i want to get access to the varibales. maybe to manipulate them or only read them out. how can i do this?

thanks
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Tony Li
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Re: Access to variables (articy draft 3)

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Hi Chrische,

Variables imported from articy will have names in this format in the dialogue database: group.name

For example, if have a Boolean variable named "DidTheThing" in the group "Globals" in articy, the variable name in the Dialogue System will be "Globals.DidTheThing".

You can read Dialogue System variables in C# using DialogueLua.GetVariable(). Example:

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using PixelCrushers.DialogueSystem; // Add to top of your script.
...
bool didTheThing = DialogueLua.GetVariable("Globals.DidTheThing").asBool;
The variables will also be available in "..." dropdown menus in Dialogue System Trigger components' Run Lua Code action, and also visible in the Dialogue Editor window's Watches section (available at runtime) and Variable Viewer window.
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Re: Access to variables (articy draft 3)

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hello

thx. that was excatly what i was looking for.

chrische
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Re: Access to variables (articy draft 3)

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Glad to help! :-)
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Re: Access to variables (articy draft 3)

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hello

is it also possible to set the variabl with this?

christoph
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Re: Access to variables (articy draft 3)

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Hi,

Yes:

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DialogueLua.SetVariable("Globals.DidTheThing", true);
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Re: Access to variables (articy draft 3)

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hello

sorry, that is embarrassing. thy for your help.

christoph
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Re: Access to variables (articy draft 3)

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No worries! If any questions come up, just ask. I'm here to help.
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