It is possible to use a variable, your issue might be where you are defining it.
if you pass on the command line -e 'myvariable=group1:group2:group3', it should work -- Brian Coca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAJ5XC8k5wauKjyoJQKJdLR0cDFeY2fsP5C7BH%2Bxh%3DgCPHfe0eA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
