# How to pass dataset vals to a project script using runscript

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**Created:** [July 28, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dataset-vals-to-a-project-script-using-runscript/3137 "2011-07-28T13:51:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jon.Trusik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jon.Trusik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jon.Trusik)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dataset-vals-to-a-project-script-using-runscript/3137/1 "2011-07-28T13:51:00Z")

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How do I go about in an expression to pass dataset vals and a tag to a project script via the runscript function.  
In other words, my call might look like:  
runscript(“app.misc.SumCP({Root Container.ConvA[1,0],{Root Container.ConvB[1,0],{General/CP\_Bar\_Val}”)  
The function works when passing actual values, but not when passing a tag or member of a dataset.

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dataset-vals-to-a-project-script-using-runscript/3137/2 "2011-07-29T01:42:11Z")

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You have to do the following:`runScript("app.misc.SumCP(" + {Root Container.ConvA[1,0] + "," + {Root Container.ConvB[1,0] + "," + {General/CP_Bar_Val}`You may have to use single quotes if your variables are strings.

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**Author:** ![Jon.Trusik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jon.Trusik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jon.Trusik)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dataset-vals-to-a-project-script-using-runscript/3137/3 "2011-07-31T17:15:03Z")

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Thanks, got it working!