Parameters with Macro Application

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winstein
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Parameters with Macro Application

Post by winstein » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:32 am

There are some files that are able to detect trailing parameters when used with Command Prompt or Task Scheduler. Is there any way to apply a set of parameters in a Macro Application and have the system able to detect them within the code?

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Re: Parameters with Macro Application

Post by JRL » Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:18 pm


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Re: Parameters with Macro Application

Post by winstein » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:18 am

I saw that link, and then I also tried to enter parameters into an executable file (that is compiled). It works from what I see, but one thing I would like to know is, in case a certain parameter is omitted, how do I give it a default setting?
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Re: Parameters with Macro Application

Post by JRL » Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:51 pm

You would use the Assigned> function. Put code similar to this at the top of your script. Assigned> checks to see if the variable name has been given a value and returns "FALSE" if it has not.

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Assigned>parameter_1,result

If>result=FALSE
  Let>parameter_1=default value
EndIf

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