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7 Connect the Set num sequence output pin to the Get num
sequence input pin.
8 Select Display ⇒ AlphaNumeric and place it to the right of
the Get num object.
9 Connect the Get num data output pin to the
AlphaNumeric data input pin.
10 Enter a real number and click the run button on the tool
bar. The program should look similar to
Figure 73.
11 Select File ⇒ Save As... and name the program global.vee.
Figure 73 Set and Get a Global Variable
NOTE
A global variable has to be set before you can use it. Therefore, you need
to use the sequence pins in this case to make sure that the variable num
has been set, before you retrieve it with Get num.