Variable.Names
--------------

Queries list of all variable names.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Variable](component_Variable.md) | [8.0](newinversion80.md) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |

MBS( "Variable.Names" ) (old name: FM.VariableNames)

### Parameters

none

### Result

Returns list or error.

### Description

Queries list of all variable names.  
### Examples

Test functions:

 MBS ( "[Variable.ClearAll](VariableClearAll.md)") &amp;   
MBS ( "[Variable.Set](VariableSet.md)"; "Hello"; "World" ) &amp;   
MBS ( "[Variable.Set](VariableSet.md)"; "other"; "value" ) &amp;   
¶ &amp;   
MBS ( "[Variable.List](VariableList.md)") &amp;  
¶ &amp;   
MBS ( "Variable.Names")  
<small>  
Example result:   
OKOKOK  
other value  
Hello World  
other  
Hello</small>### See also

- [Variable.Clear](VariableClear.md)
- [Variable.ClearAll](VariableClearAll.md)
- [Variable.List](VariableList.md)
- [Variable.Reset](VariableReset.md)
- [Variable.Set](VariableSet.md)

### Blog Entries

- [Additional variable levels in FileMaker with MBS Plugin](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2024-06-08/Additional_variable_levels_in_/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [Variable Levels in FileMaker](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2022-07-06/Variable_Levels_in_FileMaker/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 7.6pr3](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2017-12-13/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_version_7/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

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Created 13th December 2017 , last changed 15th April 2025

  
[Variable.Lookup](VariableLookup.md) - [Variable.PopJSON](VariablePopJSON.md)

[HTML Version](VariableNames.shtml)