# Syntax error ? global.get in a change node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syntax-error-global-get-in-a-change-node/10303>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [17 April 2019 20:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syntax-error-global-get-in-a-change-node/10303 "2019-04-17T20:34:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![mike67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@mike67](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mike67)\
**Post date:** [17 April 2019 20:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syntax-error-global-get-in-a-change-node/10303/1 "2019-04-17T20:34:47Z")

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Hello.  
In a Change node, I would like to set the msg.payload to the value of a global variable.  
Here is the content of the node 🙂  
`[{"id":"e269c547.b809a8","type":"change","z":"5a94fe91.d8327","name":"Etat entrée 1","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"closeConversation","pt":"msg","to":"false","tot":"bool"},{"t":"set","p":"payload","pt":"msg","to":"global.get(\"xNR_I1\")","tot":"jsonata"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":1191.5999603271484,"y":777.2000064849854,"wires":[["3fdcc96d.21d226"]]}]`  
Can you tell me why I don't get a correct result in the msg.payload?  
In my debug node, I see no return.  
the value of xNR\_I1 is "Active", so, it should be transfered to the msg.payload.  
Why isn't it?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [17 April 2019 20:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syntax-error-global-get-in-a-change-node/10303/2 "2019-04-17T20:47:40Z")

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You are using a JSONata expression to get the global variable.

In JSONata, the proper syntax is:

```auto
$globalContext("xNR_I1")

```

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**Author:** ![mike67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@mike67](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mike67)\
**Post date:** [17 April 2019 20:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syntax-error-global-get-in-a-change-node/10303/3 "2019-04-17T20:52:03Z")

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Thanks a lot.  
That works!  
Great!