link variable not displayed in debug

I played with it some more, but still no success. Whatever new variable I add to the content type, it won't show in the debug, which is why I believe it doesn't get used by the preprocess function.

this is the debug output:

#

views_items

#

*
... (Object) stdClass
o
node_title (String, 10 characters ) featured 1
o
node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_pager_item_text_value (String, 11 characters ) No 1 Button
o
node_type (String, 17 characters ) ddblock_news_item
o
nid (String, 3 characters ) 353
o
node_vid (String, 3 characters ) 354
o
node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_slide_text_value (String, 29 characters ) featured one slide text
o
node_data_field_slider_image_field_slider_image_fid (String, 3 characters ) 290
o
node_data_field_slider_image_field_slider_image_list (String, 1 characters ) 0
o
node_data_field_slider_image_field_slider_image_data (String, 309 characters ) a:13:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"fid";s:3:"...
+
a:13:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"fid";s:3:"290";s:5:"width";i:288;s:6:"height";i:288;s:8:"duration";i:0;s:12:"audio_format";s:0:"";s:17:"audio_sample_rate";i:0;s:18:"audio_channel_mode";s:0:"";s:13:"audio_bitrate";i:0;s:18:"audio_bitrate_mode";s:0:"";s:4:"tags";a:0:{}s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}
o
node_revisions_body (String, 14 characters ) body yyy
o
node_revisions_format (String, 1 characters ) 2
o
node_created (String, 10 characters ) 1289834808

However each new variable does show up in the preview of the View:

Title: featured 2
Pager item (button) text: No 2 Button
Url: put_u_ropstvo
Slide text:
dfs sd df sfdgsfd  g
Image Field:
Body:

body text in here xx
TestUrl: node/332

The query:
SELECT node.title AS node_title,
node_data_field_pager_item_text.field_pager_item_text_value AS node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_pager_item_text_value,
node.type AS node_type,
node.nid AS nid,
node.vid AS node_vid,
node_data_field_pager_item_text.field_url_value AS node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_url_value,
node_data_field_pager_item_text.field_slide_text_value AS node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_slide_text_value,
node_data_field_image.field_image_fid AS node_data_field_image_field_image_fid,
node_data_field_image.field_image_list AS node_data_field_image_field_image_list,
node_data_field_image.field_image_data AS node_data_field_image_field_image_data,
node_revisions.body AS node_revisions_body,
node_revisions.format AS node_revisions_format,
node_data_field_pager_item_text.field_test_url_value AS node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_test_url_value,
node.created AS node_created
FROM node node
LEFT JOIN content_type_ddblock_news_item node_data_field_pager_item_text ON node.vid = node_data_field_pager_item_text.vid
LEFT JOIN content_field_image node_data_field_image ON node.vid = node_data_field_image.vid
LEFT JOIN node_revisions node_revisions ON node.vid = node_revisions.vid
WHERE (node.status <> 0) AND (node.type in ('ddblock_news_item'))
ORDER BY node_created ASC

I'm completely puzzled!

Thanks for the help!

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