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javascript variable ReferenceError: DataFound is not defined

I have created a javascript function but I have having trouble with a variable that is not aviable to me when later on in the function

..
..
 tableService.queryEntities
  (   'MyTable'
    , tableQuery
    , null
    , function(error, result, response) 
    {
      if (!error)
      {  
        if (result.entries.length == 0)
        {
          var DataFound = "NO";
          context.log("DataFound 1= " +DataFound);
          context.log(result.entries.length );
          
        }       
        else
        {
          var DataFound = "YES";
          context.log("DataFound 2= " +DataFound);

        }
      }
      else
      {
        var DataFound = "NO";
        context.log("DataFound 3= " +DataFound);
        context.log("Error retrieving entity:");
        context.log(new Error(error));
        context.log(response);

      } 
    }
  );
 
  var oDataJson = JSON.stringify({DataExists: DataFound});
  context.log(oDataJson)
  return oDataJson;
}

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now I know that the tableService.queryEntities piece works as the log file shows me a value of
DataFound 2= YES

but I get an error at the line

  var oDataJson = JSON.stringify({DataExists: DataFound}

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);

its complaingin that it cant find the value DataFound.

now I tried to define this variable outside of the tableService.queryEntities , but then what I got was the value that I intialized DataFound.

so I need some help in making sure I can pass this value of YES or NO that is contained in "DataFound" to the calling function

Ryan Chong

try define var DataFound in a bigger scope, which mean outside of tableService.queryEntities.

like:

..
..

var DataFound = "NO";

 tableService.queryEntities
  (   'MyTable'
    , tableQuery
    , null
    , function(error, result, response)
    {
      if (!error)
      {  
        if (result.entries.length == 0)
        {
          DataFound = "NO";
          context.log("DataFound 1= " +DataFound);
          context.log(result.entries.length );
         
        }      
        else
        {
          DataFound = "YES";
          context.log("DataFound 2= " +DataFound);

        }
      }
      else
      {
        DataFound = "NO";
        context.log("DataFound 3= " +DataFound);
        context.log("Error retrieving entity:");
        context.log(new Error(error));
        context.log(response);

      }
    }
  );
 
  var oDataJson = JSON.stringify({DataExists: DataFound});
  context.log(oDataJson)
  return oDataJson;
}

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Jayesh Acharya

ASKER

I tried that but it did not work,

What happens it just always defaults to NO

But looking at the log file I know

Jayesh Acharya

ASKER

that the value is showing as DataFound 2="YES"

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