Description The Input Value To Variable Action provides a way for a user at the computer to enter data into a variable at runtime. A dialog box is displaying with a title and descriptive text of your choice. The user can enter text into the edit box provided. If the user clicks OK, their input is automatically placed inside the variable specified by variable name. If the user clicks the Cancel button, the step and task fails.

Input Value to Variable dialog

Parameters

Variable Name
The name of the variable to which the user’s input should be stored. This variable must have already been creating using the Create Variable action.

Title
The text that should appear in the title bar of the dialog box prompting the user for input.

Text
Any descriptive text you wish to be displayed on the dialog box. This text will appear above the edit box where the user can enter their input.

Notes

If the user’s input is successfully applied to the variable, the task will proceed to the next step. If not, the task will fail. The step fails if the user clicks the Cancel button on the dialog box, or if the variable name supplied in the variable name parameter does not exist.

Related Topics:

Create Variable Action

Set Variable Action

Send Variable Action

Populate Variable with Clipboard Action

Populate Clipboard with Variable Action

Variable Functions Action

Inline Expressions

Other Available Actions