# File lib/scraperwiki.rb, line 152
  def save_var(name, value, _verbose=2)
    val_type = value.class.to_s
    unless ['Fixnum','String','Float','NilClass', 'Array','Hash'].include?(val_type)
      puts "*** object of type #{val_type} converted to string\n"
    end
    val = val_type[/Array|Hash/] ? value.to_json : value.to_s
    data = { :name => name.to_s, :value_blob => val, :type => val_type }
    sqlite_magic_connection.save_data([:name], data, 'swvariables')
  end