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Hi
I'm trying to set a load (up to about 500!) of variables to the same (another single variable) in the edit actions tab.
I've tried shift click and control click on the variables list to select them and tried clicking 'x=? Set Variable' action but it only lets you do one at a time.
VERY tedious...any ideas for a quicker way?

If you actually need 500ish variables to use on a page then it may be possible - if not you should consider using an array or script variables for anything not displayed or combination of.

The solution that might work is to create a couple of variables and export them. Edit that file with a text (like notepad) or code editor and then you can create them much faster. Save and import back into Opus.

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The solution that might work is to create a couple of variables and export them. Edit that file with a text (like notepad) or code editor and then you can create them much faster. Save and import back into Opus.
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That's the method I used to initially create the variables and works a treat.

What I've now got is a 'template' project that I use for any new projects (It's an apartment finder system linked to a scale model)
So on every new project I do, every page (and there could be upto 150 or more) will have about 30 variables in the action panel that I need to set to the same other variable.
I was hoping that I could 'control click' on the x=? Set Variable to select them, and set them all at once but 'control click' does not work.

Is it possible to have one array variable that contains several normal variables and be able to change them all at once?

I'm useless at scripting!

If I understand correctly, then the answer is no. Simplifying it, the array stores values not variables. You use one array variable in place of lots of individual repetitive variables.

If they must be individual variables , and Objects are outside of the scope of your programming, then some ideas are:

1. assign them as a single line - a = b = c = d = 27

2. If the variable names follow an incrementing pattern A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 - it may be possible to use 'eval' with a loop

3. If the names are unique, then you could store the variable names in an array and again use eval to set the variables by looping the array.

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