Radio Button Dialog; Read Ini Value; Read/Update Text File - Symantec WISESCRIPT EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - FOR NS V1.0 Manual

Radio Button Dialog

Read INI Value

Read/Update Text File

WiseScript Editor Reference
This action displays a dialog box with up to 10 radio buttons. It provides backward
compatibility with older WiseScripts. In new scripts, use custom dialog boxes and dialog
box controls to perform the same function.
To complete the dialog box
Title
Enter the title for the dialog box.
Dest. Variable
Enter a variable to store the letters corresponding to the button the end user
clicks.The button clicked by the end user is returned as a letter: A for the first radio
button, B for the second, and so on. If the script sets this variable to a letter before
this action runs, the corresponding button appears selected by default.
Description
Enter explanatory text to be displayed above the radio buttons. Press Shift+Enter
for a carriage return.
Component List
Enter the choices, one on each line, pressing Enter after each.
This action reads an entry from an existing .INI file into a variable. Example: Obtain a
path to a file.
To complete the dialog box
INI Pathname
Specify a complete path to the .INI file (example: %WIN%\Sample.ini).
INI Section
INI files have sections that are delineated by bracketed section names (example:
[DIRECTORIES]). Enter the name of the section that contains the entry to be read,
without brackets (example: DIRECTORIES).
INI Item
Enter the name of the entry to read from the .INI file.
Default Value
Enter the value to store in the variable below if the specified entry is not found.
Variable Name
Enter a variable to store the value of the INI item.
Remove File Name
Mark this to remove a file name from the end of a returned path, leaving only the
directory name. This operation is not performed on the Default Value.
This action begins a loop that reads and, optionally, updates text in a text file. Each loop
puts the next line of text into a variable. You can put actions in the loop that change the
contents of the variable (example: Parse String). Optionally, the changed variable can
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