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Is a variable or variables created in a function accessible outside the function?

Robo-FTP 3.7.x and earlier

All variables used in Robo-FTP scripting can be considered "global". So any variable assigned anywhere is globally available.

Robo-FTP 3.8 and later

Arguments to a function are local to that function. The only exception to this behavior is when a function input argument has the exact same name as an existing variable. In this case, the argument will continue to behave as a global variable and if its value is changed inside the function that change will persist after the function returns.

See the Help file for more details: http://robo-ftp.com/help/robo-ftp/3.11/function.htm.

Article last updated: 2021-03-29

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