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4.6 Script language
Figure 4-70
4.6.10.3

InputText

InputText("<label>","<text>")
When the InputText(label,text) function is called, when the package is executed, a
dialog box is displayed and the operator can enter a text.
This text is assign to an Up variable.
● The entry can be explained using the "<label" argument.
● A text can be preselected using the "<text>" argument.
● The dialog box is changed over to hidden password entry using the "*" user-specified value.
● The return value is the text that the user had entered.
● For an empty input field and when pressing "OK", an empty string " " is returned.
Example Input text with and without replacement operators
Up.Name = InputText("Enter the machine name.", "'Machine XY'")
Figure 4-71
Up.FA = "Siemens"
Up.Name = "'Machine XY'"
Up.Hersteller = InputText("$(up.Name) is manufactured by which
company?",up.FA)
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Example Preselection with replacement operator
Example Input text without replacement operator
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