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hi when i use static in my script it gives error something like below

the purpose for using static variable is when i start the script next time the value should be 2 that is value should be saved at every run but how to achieve this???

Hi, lostworld,
static variables can be used in functions only. If you need to have a continuous content of a variable in your main programme persistent over several programme ends and starts, you have to write the content of the variable to an .INI-file (as one possibility) at programme's exit and re-read/restore it at the next start of your application.
Have a look at IniRead and Iniwrite in the manual.
Hope I could help,
Klaus

thanks buddy will see to it

yep i succeeded...thanks Klaus

I like to use this trick:
Of course, it won't work if the script is compiled. If 'var=' is misplaced, IniWrite will haphazardly throw a new one in somewhere. It's usually safer (but less cool since you need to use IniRead) to put the INI section at the end:

...is this cooler?...


...also a bug/annoyance: I save the script with no line break at the end of the file & the IniWrite adds one next time I run it...why?...(I understand if it's just the WinAPI doing it, but it's still annoying)...

Also, I hate ini files being written when there is no change, so I might need to write an IniWrite() function to only really write if the requested write is different than what's in there already...

thanks to all i tried quite similar as Lexikos and its working properly...whenever the file is run the variable has the last incremented value and thats what i was expecting and its working fine so thanks again to all