Set project variable value in Step1 Post-deploy script

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Hi,

I’m not familiar with PowerShell, so sorry if my question is stupid.

So, lets image we have Ctopus project with 2 steps (all Deploy Nuget). Also we have project variable called “ExecutablePath”.
I want to set value for this variable in Step1 post-deploy script and that use it Step2 for “Configuration variables” feature.

So I want to add in Step1 Cutom PowerShell scripts and write something like:
Set-OctopusVariable(“ExecutablePath”, $OctopusParameters[‘Octopus.Action[Step1].Output.Package.InstallationDirectoryPath’])

Is it possible to do this? If yes, what PowerShell command do I need to use.

Thank you.

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Hi Yevgeniy,

Thanks for getting in touch! You can call $OctopusParameters['Octopus.Action[Step1].Output.Package.InstallationDirectoryPath'] directly in the Configuration Variables feature without having to define a new Octopus variable. (Please see attached screenshot)

However for when you do wish to define one use the following syntax within PowerShell:
Set-OctopusVariable -name "TestResult" -value "Passed"

Hope this helps!
Vanessa

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Hi, Vanessa.
Unfortunately it didn’t work.
I have variable ConsoleExecutablePath defined in project variables (for test I assign value “test” to it).
In my first step () (Nuget package) I have custom Post-deployment script:

Write-Host $ConsoleExecutablePath
Set-OctopusVariable -name "ConsoleExecutablePath" -value "$OctopusParameters['Octopus.Action[Step 1].Output.Package.InstallationDirectoryPath'])"
Write-Host $ConsoleExecutablePath

If I deploy release, in log I get

CustomScriptConvention.PostDeploy.ps1 
test
test

But I expected to get something like

CustomScriptConvention.PostDeploy.ps1 
test
D:\deployPath\
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I have also tried

Write-Host $ConsoleExecutablePath
Set-OctopusVariable -name "ConsoleExecutablePath" -value $OctopusParameters['Octopus.Action[Step 1].Output.Package.InstallationDirectoryPath']
Write-Host $ConsoleExecutablePath

Result the same.

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Due to this discussion I figure out that Set-OctopusVariable has scope of only one step.
So, please correct me if I’m wrong - I cannot set project variable value in one step, so I can use this new value in another step later.

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Hi,

What version of Octopus are you using? The discussion linked is very old, and was true back then.
Have you seen the following blog post: http://octopusdeploy.com/blog/fun-with-output-variables
Maybe this will help you. Based on your below example do you have a step named ‘Step 1’ ?
It needs to be the actual step name.

To help you with a specific example I would need a screenshot of your process and the configuration inside your first step.
Vanessa