Greetings:

I haven't found this answer in the forum or the documentation.

I am using quite a few variables. I have setup template jobs for quick creation of similar job types (using the clone feature). Some of these jobs have set variable tasks in them.

If 2 jobs set the value of the same variable to 2 different values, is the value set differently in each job. Or does the last set win?

Thanks
Stephen

Since they are global the last set "wins".

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I assume that this also applies to the calc variable task.

Is there any way to set a variable string that is local to the job? Can I use the std out?

More specifically, (1) store a file name that includes the hour mins secs in a string, (2) use this string in rename, copy and email messages tasks later in the job.

No, Variables are global. You can use some kind of dynamic naming convention like JobName or JobId in the Variable name to make it "Job specific".

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Thanks for the suggestion. I am having a little trouble implementing.

1) Created a variable
{USERVAR({JOB(Active|Name)}.FileSuffix)}

2) Created a Set Variable Task
Name/Unique Key: {JOB(Active|Name)}.FileSuffix
Variable Value: {DATENOWADD(Days|-1|yyyy-MMM-dd.hhmmss)}

3) Next Tasks is Write File Task
File Path: T:\PLRPT-Dev\Workbooks\FCST_IMPORT\{{JOB(Active|Name)}.FileSuffix}.txt

This creates a file named: {xx Test Tasks - swoolwine.FileSuffix}.txt

I am hoping for 2011-Sep-08.101213.txt

Do I need to use STRING method to get the value for the variable? Thought I saw that somewhere else in the forum.

Hmm..
{{JOB(Active|Name)}.FileSuffix}.txt will definitely be {xx Test Tasks - swoolwine.FileSuffix}.txt as the only Variable you use is {JOB(Active|Name)}. What happened to using your full user variable as you wrote it: {USERVAR({JOB(Active|Name)}.FileSuffix)}

Thanks for the suggestion. I am having a little trouble implementing.

1) Created a variable
{USERVAR({JOB(Active|Name)}.FileSuffix)}

2) Created a Set Variable Task
Name/Unique Key: {JOB(Active|Name)}.FileSuffix
Variable Value: {DATENOWADD(Days|-1|yyyy-MMM-dd.hhmmss)}

3) Next Tasks is Write File Task
File Path: T:\PLRPT-Dev\Workbooks\FCST_IMPORT\{{JOB(Active|Name)}.FileSuffix}.txt

This creates a file named: {xx Test Tasks - swoolwine.FileSuffix}.txt

I am hoping for 2011-Sep-08.101213.txt

Do I need to use STRING method to get the value for the variable? Thought I saw that somewhere else in the forum.

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Thanks for idea, but it doesn't seem to work.

This variable {JOB(Active|CounterProcessId)} seems to increment for each job run. Is this correct? If so, I can use this.

Regards
Stephen