.. _EEex_SetAreaGlobal:

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EEex_SetAreaGlobal 
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   EEex_SetAreaGlobal(areaResref, globalName, value)

Sets an *arearesref* variable named *globalName* to a *value* in an .ARE as if a ``SetGlobal(<globalName>, <areaResref>, <value>)`` script action was executed.

**Parameters**

* **areaResref** - the area resource reference to assign the global to
* **globalName** - the variable name to set as a global variable
* **value** - the value to assign to the global variable

**Return**

Returns the global variable

**Example**

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   EEex_SetAreaGlobal("ARE0802", "Tester", 1)

**See Also**

:ref:`EEex_GetAreaGlobal<EEex_GetAreaGlobal>`, :ref:`EEex_IterateAreas<EEex_IterateAreas>`