{"id":31706,"date":"2018-04-21T15:47:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T15:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ampscript.guide\/ampscript-and-ssjs-setvalue\/"},"modified":"2021-04-06T00:38:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T00:38:11","slug":"setvalue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ampscript.guide\/setvalue\/","title":{"rendered":"SetValue"},"content":{"rendered":"

SetValue<\/h2>\n

This function sets the value of an AMPscript variable inside a block.<\/p>\n

Arguments<\/h3>\n

SetValue(1,2)<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ordinal<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nRequired<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nString<\/td>\nTrue<\/td>\nAMPscript variable name<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nString<\/td>\nTrue<\/td>\nAMPscript variable value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

NOTE: Prefixing the variable name with an @<\/code> character is optional.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Example<\/h3>\n
<script runat=\"server\">\n\nPlatform.Load(\"core\",\"1.1.5\");\n\nvar firstName = Attribute.GetValue(\"FirstName\"); \/* value from attribute or DE column in send context *\/\nfirstName = \"Lily\"; \/* or a literal value *\/\n\nVariable.SetValue(\"@firstName\", firstName);\n\n<\/script>\nfirstName: %%=v(@firstName)=%%<\/code><\/pre>\n
Output<\/h4>\n
firstName: Lily<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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