Make "prompt for variables" required

FinalBuilder Discussion
1

Is there a way to make a variable within “Prompt for Variables (Enhanced)” required? For example, I need to ensure the user has indeed choosen an item from a checklist control. Would I do this using scripting?

Thanks.


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Jeff,

Yes, you can write some script to do this. First in the BeforeAction event make sure you set your variable to a known value:

MyChoiceVariable = ""

Then in the AfterAction do something like this:

if MyChoiceVariable = “” then
Action.SendLogMessage “Failing action because user didn’t choose an option”
ActionResult = False
end if

hth.

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Or, use a While Loop:

Set variable MyChoiceVariable = ""
While Loop (MyChoiceVariable = “”)
-Prompt for Variables (enhanced)

You could get more fancy, but that’s the basic idea.

Steve

4

Slick solution. I implemented the ‘while’ option. Exactly what I needed.

Thanks.