Display Global Variable

I would like to display a global variable value that is dynamically updated from time to time in the model. I am trying to use VisualTool, but can't figure out the best way yet. Any suggestions? I use version 4.3.7 built jan 30
Thanks.

I would recommend using the Visual Tool and selecting 'Text' for your Visual Display on the Display tab. Then I would modify the Display Label Value pick option from the Text Display drop-down list. I modified the 'Display Label Value' pick option to look like the following:

treenodecurrent = ownerobject(c);
treenode textnode = parnode(1);/**Display Global Variable Value*/
/** \nText: */
string starttext = /**/"labelname has a value of: "/**/;
/** \nGlobal Variable: */
treenode involved = /**/variable1/**/;
setnodestr(textnode, concat(starttext, numtostring(involved)));


This should give you what you need if you just change the involved variable (either from the code view or from the template) to the global variable you are referencing.

Paul

Thank you for the tip!!!
Sung

Dear Paul,

Using Visual Tool to display a global variable works very good so far. Now, I would like to step a bit further to present the global variable in a time line graph. I tried to use Flexsim Chart application. However, I couldn't figure it out how to point to my global variable from Flexsim Chart. Can we use Flexsim Chart application for a global variable? If so, could you please help me how to make a Flexsim Chart for a global variable?

Thank you much for your help in advance.
Sung

At the moment Flexsim Chart can only display standard statistics (input, output, state, etc). It is not currently possible to display values from Global Tables, labels or global variables. In the next release of Flexsim Chart we will be adding the ability to graph Global Tables. We figure label values and global variables can always be copied to tables before exporting the data. But none of that is going to be in Flexsim for a while.
Sorry.