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Can HTML Zone update user variable

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Monica Knutson
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I have an HTML zone that parses data from an online JSON source and then displays information from the parsed data.  I am setting up a fallback offline state that if I get an error back from the JSON call, or the device loses internet connectivity, then it displays the last saved value from the JSON.  

I am using the plugin networkchecker to verify network connectivity and use the online/offline plugin messages.  

What I am confused about is how do I save/update the user variable (set to shared in BA) from the HTML zone?  The HTML is running locally from the device.

Thanks in advance!

Monica

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    Update!

    After poking through the forums, I was able to do this based on this thread that someone asked about Applescript.

    https://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en-us/community/posts/360039906873-Update-user-variable-using-AppleScript-

    $.post('http://localhost:8008/SetValues', BSvars);

    Where BSvars is a JavaScript object consisting of name:value pairs, for example
    var BSvars = { myVariable:"Hello", myOtherVariable:"World"};

    I've tweaked it to go into a function on my HTML page it's just about the same.

    I initially tried looking up doing it through direct UDP commands, but doing the direct variable update using the local web server's function worked flawlessly. 

    Cheers,
    Monica

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