# Set Variable **URL:** \ **Category:** Developers\ **Created:** [January 5, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830 "2022-01-05T05:23:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jens\_De\_Smet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_de_smet/32/33978_2.png) [@Jens\_De\_Smet](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_De_Smet)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/1 "2022-01-05T05:23:05Z")
I am looking for how to set an existing variable in a then card that the variable becomes the content of a text arg. ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/2 "2022-01-05T06:05:02Z")
Something Like this? (WebApp so read Bottom -Up 😉 ) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/7/e70a4927cc2317b0b3b70b9a55067107e1a15702.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_De\_Smet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_de_smet/32/33978_2.png) [@Jens\_De\_Smet](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_De_Smet)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/3 "2022-01-05T06:09:17Z")
yes indeed but then about the code of the logic card ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/3/f3e307af6d1ae3727ae494026ef62cc8e334acd6.png) **and simpler just value → var** **set … as …** ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 6:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/4 "2022-01-05T06:11:02Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/8/b8e04d33569dbd35310980e7d9bbb829f4cb0b61.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_De\_Smet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_de_smet/32/33978_2.png) [@Jens\_De\_Smet](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_De_Smet)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/6 "2022-01-05T06:28:13Z")
yes How to code this card? ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 7:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/7 "2022-01-05T07:50:32Z")
Don’t have to it is build in. Shared flow is from Homey (beta) ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_De\_Smet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_de_smet/32/33978_2.png) [@Jens\_De\_Smet](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_De_Smet)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/8 "2022-01-05T08:03:29Z")
I know that but I want to make a similar flow for my own app and I want to find out how to change the value of a variable. ---
**Author:** ![Sebas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sebas/32/33892_2.png) [@Sebas](https://community.homey.app/u/Sebas)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/9 "2022-01-05T09:08:54Z")
> [@Jens\_De\_Smet](#): > > how to change the value of a variable. Hi there, To just change a variable follow this example ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_De\_Smet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_de_smet/32/33978_2.png) [@Jens\_De\_Smet](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_De_Smet)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/10 "2022-01-05T09:12:56Z")
thanks for your answer but I’m looking for the code behind this map and not how this map works for making a more complex variant myself. ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/11 "2022-01-05T10:37:34Z")
> [@Jens\_De\_Smet](#): > > but I’m looking for the code Looks more for a question for #Developers category ---
**Author:** ![Sebas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sebas/32/33892_2.png) [@Sebas](https://community.homey.app/u/Sebas)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/12 "2022-01-05T11:00:02Z")
indeed I guess you’ll probalby have to gonna use **Homey script** then…Im not familiar with that ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_De\_Smet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_de_smet/32/33978_2.png) [@Jens\_De\_Smet](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_De_Smet)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/13 "2022-01-05T11:06:49Z")
I’m just looking for a way to adjust a variable in my own homey app environment. ---
**Author:** ![Sebas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sebas/32/33892_2.png) [@Sebas](https://community.homey.app/u/Sebas)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 11:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/14 "2022-01-05T11:21:18Z")
well im sorry I don’t have a clue what you would like to do. Could you state OR define more clear what you mean with > [@Jens\_De\_Smet](#): > > looking for a way to adjust a variable in my own homey app environment. Since the example from @Dijker and mine are made in the homey app on my phone ---
**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/15 "2022-01-05T13:56:05Z")
Seem not so clear for everyone, You are writing an App for Homey Maybe have a look at the HomeyScript examples. ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_De\_Smet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_de_smet/32/33978_2.png) [@Jens\_De\_Smet](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_De_Smet)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/16 "2022-01-05T14:14:23Z")
in the examples you create a new variable but I want to modify a file variable. The whole to what the variable has to be adjusted goes in an input field. Which variable should be adapted to it is a 'droptoken. ---
**Author:** ![Sebas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sebas/32/33892_2.png) [@Sebas](https://community.homey.app/u/Sebas)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/17 "2022-01-05T14:18:09Z")
Aah sorry now it’s clear to me about your own app, sorry can’t help you there ---
**Author:** ![Adrian\_Rockall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/adrian_rockall/32/13209_2.png) [@Adrian\_Rockall](https://community.homey.app/u/Adrian_Rockall)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/18 "2022-01-05T20:50:49Z")
Have you looked a Tokens [Tokens - Homey Apps SDK](https://apps.developer.homey.app/the-basics/flow/tokens#local-tokens) I think the only way to access variables is via the web API [Variable - Homey Web API](https://athombv.github.io/node-homey-api/HomeyAPIV2.ManagerLogic.Variable.html) ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_De\_Smet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_de_smet/32/33978_2.png) [@Jens\_De\_Smet](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_De_Smet)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-variable/57830/19 "2022-01-07T08:34:54Z")
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