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Clicking OK returns the value entered by the user. If no value was entered the default value is returned.
Clicking Cancel returns the default value.
You must enable the “Run on desktop” option for the PlanetPress Workflow process whose script calls
Watch.InputBox. Otherwise PlanetPress Workflow application may stop working and require a reboot.
Example
s = watch.inputbox("caption", "message", "default")
watch.showmessage(s)
Examples
In the following example,Watch.InputBoxrequires the user to enter a line of text. The script the displays a
pop-up of the message contents using "Watch.ShowMessage" on page97.
VBScript
s = Watch.InputBox("Your Name", "Please enter your name", "John Doe")
Watch.ShowMessage("Will the real " + s + " please stand up?")
JavaScript
s = Watch.InputBox("Your Name", "Please enter your name", "John Doe");
Watch.ShowMessage("Will the real " + s + " please stand up?");
Python
s = Watch.InputBox("Your Name", "Please enter your name", "John Doe")
Watch.ShowMessage("Will the real " + s + " please stand up?")
Perl
s = Watch->InputBox("Your Name", "Please enter your name", "John Doe");
Watch->ShowMessage("Will the real " + $s + " please stand up?");
Watch.GetJobInfo
Returns job information corresponding to the specified index. Index is an integer from 1 to 9.