# How to save a table inside function

**URL:** <https://forum.kx.com/t/how-to-save-a-table-inside-function/8393>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** kdb-and-q\
**Created:** [September 20, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/how-to-save-a-table-inside-function/8393 "2013-09-20T19:07:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![prashant1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@prashant1](https://forum.kx.com/u/prashant1)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/how-to-save-a-table-inside-function/8393/1 "2013-09-20T19:07:00Z")

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Hello Group,

Can any suggest, how can i save a data table inside a function ? Save function does not work unless until if I save global variables.?

THanks for help,

Prashant

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**Author:** ![Attila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Attila](https://forum.kx.com/u/Attila)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/how-to-save-a-table-inside-function/8393/2 "2013-09-20T19:14:00Z")

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pathsymbol set data

cheers,  
?? Attila

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**Author:** ![prashant1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@prashant1](https://forum.kx.com/u/prashant1)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/how-to-save-a-table-inside-function/8393/3 "2013-09-20T19:27:00Z")

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THanks a lot.