getpersistentvarint

  • Version 9.4.4 and earlier: getpersistentvarint() function not available.
  • Version 9.4.5 and later: getpersistentvarint() function available.

Description

The getpersistentvarint() procedure retrieves a persistent variable from the local database. If the variable does not exist, or has expired, it returns the default 0.

Syntax

int getpersistentvarint(name)

Arguments

name Required. The name of the variable to be retrieved. This can be any text string.

Return Values

An integer containing the variable contents, or zero if the variable does not exist or has expired.

myflag = getpersistentvarint("flag_" + submituser)

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