Top Automation Anywhere Interview Question and Answer On Variables

Automation Anywhere-Variables Faq's

How do I use a variable in the task?

You can use variable inside different commands like ‘Insert Keystroke', 'Open Program/File’, ‘Files/Folders'. In all the commands variable

names are specified by enclosing the variable names in between the $ sign. For e.g. $Password$

If  I create a variable for one task, can I use it in another task?

Variables created for one task are only available locally for that task and not for any other task. But, if you have upgraded from a lower

version to version 5.5 and above, all the variables created in the lower versions will be available to you as global variables that can be

used with any task.

 List variable can have many different text values. When I use the list variable which value will be executed?

Every time a task comes across a list variable during the playback, the next text value in the sequence of the list variable is used. If the

list variable reaches the last text value then its subsequent reference will return the first text value.

Is it possible to store special characters like Tab key in a variable?

Yes, you can store any special character as a text value in a variable.

I have to run a task that needs to use a different value for a variable in every repeat. How do I do that with your automation software?

Automation Anywhere provides "Loop – End Loop" commands. You can place your repetitive task inside a Loop – End Loop block.

You can use a List variable inside it for data that keeps on changing with each loop.

What are these System Variables $CurrentDirectory$, $FolderName$ and $FileName$?

These system variables are used with commands 'Loop for Folders in a folder' or 'Loop for Files in a folder'.

Consider a command in the task - "Loop for Folders in a <folder>".

Here the <folder> is the specified folder on which the Loop will execute. Its full path is available at execution time by the system variable

"$CurrentDirectory$"

If <folder> has 'n' number of folders, the loop will be executed 'n' times. Each time the $FolderName$ variable will have the next

folder's name inside the specified folder.

Now if the task is like "Loop for Files in a <folder>".

Then $FileName$ will represent the next file name inside the specified folder.

Outside the loop $CurrentDirectory$, $FolderName$ and $FileName$ doesn't have any usage.

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