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Question:  $ & $$ in Mapping or Parameter File

Answer: What is the difference between $ & $$ in mapping or parameter file? In which cases they are generally used?


February 02, 2009 01:31:48 #7
 sameer_solidcore   Member Since: February 2009    Total Comments: 3 

RE: $ & $$ in Mapping or Parameter File
 
$ - is used to denote Server level Variables/Parameters.
$$ - is used to denote Mapping level Variable/Parameter.

This is the convention that we generally follow to differentiate between Server Level/Mapping Level variables or parameters.

Thus anything related to a server or execution related activities we use $, this means whenever we define any file name or any database name we use a single $ and whenever there is some variable related to mapping or mapplet we use $$
     

 

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