Scope of File Globals

[Flamboyant]

While using file globals to pass data to another sequence, is it necessary that called sequence has to be a subsequence of the calling sequence. In other words, if I call a sequence file that is not a subsequence within my calling sequence, will the called sequence be able to access the file globals of the calling sequence?

[RayFarmer · Accepted solution]

Hi,

FileGlobals are in scope to any sequence within the same Sequence File.

eg

Sequnce A and Sequence B contained in SequenceFile SF1 which has a FileGlobals FG will be in scope to both sequences.

whereas

Sequence A contained in SequenceFile SF1 its' FileGlobals will not be in scope to Sequence B contained in SequenceFile SF2.

Hope this is clear

[pwaszkewitz]

And also FileGlobals are "Execution local", i.e. if you are calling the same sequence from two different executions, e.g. two TestSockets in a parallel model, then you will have two distinct copies of the FileGlobals.

Regards

Peter

[RayFarmer]

Unless you set the property to Shared FileGlobals.

[pwaszkewitz]

Yes, right, forgot that.

Peter