# Perspective table edit - retrieve the "before edit" value in script

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**Created:** [May 22, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-edit-retrieve-the-before-edit-value-in-script/25223 "2019-05-22T11:36:36Z")\
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Try jython’s built-in getattr() function, like so:

```auto
oldv = getattr(self.props.data[r], c)

```

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