# Anyone know a workaround for this $get bug?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-know-a-workaround-for-this-get-bug/8897
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 5, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-know-a-workaround-for-this-get-bug/8897 "2009-09-05T12:48:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-know-a-workaround-for-this-get-bug/8897/1 "2009-09-05T12:48:46Z")
Export config:
$filename($get\_bust.txt,ansi)$puts(x,45)$get(x)$loop(%dummy%)
{$get(x)}$loopend()
expected:
45
45
45
...
observed:
45
{}
{}
...
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-know-a-workaround-for-this-get-bug/8897/2 "2009-09-05T15:00:01Z")
Using this script ...
```
$filename(F:\TEMP\$get_bust.txt,ansi)$puts(x,45)$get(x)$loop(.)
{$get(x)}$loopend()
$get(x)
```
... I got this result ...
```
45
{}
45
```
This points to the problem I've mentioned repeatedly long time ago.
An outside of the loop user defined variable is not visible within the loop.
I thought that Florian has addressed this weak behaviour in the meantime.
DD.20090905.1900.CEST
And this is interesting too, because an inside of a loop defined variable is visible outside of the loop ...
```
$filename(F:\TEMP\$get_bust.txt,ansi)$loop(1)$puts(x,45)'1:'$get(x)$loop(1)
'2:'$get(x)$loopend()
'3:'$get(x)$loopend()
'4:'$get(x)
```
... which gives the result ...
```
1:45
2:
3:45
4:45
```
DD.20090905.1910.CEST
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-know-a-workaround-for-this-get-bug/8897/3 "2009-09-05T15:18:17Z")
> I thought that Florian has addressed this weak behaviour in the meantime.
I also recall but I certainly don't recall a fix.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-know-a-workaround-for-this-get-bug/8897/4 "2026-02-09T12:21:46Z")