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--- action:Set_Variable_to_Text [2017/09/07 00:15]
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+++ action:Set_Variable_to_Text [2019/07/09 04:46]
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 The Set Variable to Text action allows you to set a selected variable to plain text, by either typing in the text box, or selecting a [[:Tokens|Token]].
+Alternatively (v9.0+), you can Prepend the text to the variable, or Append the text to the variable by selecting from the action (gear) ⚙ menu.
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+==== Append to Variable ====
+You can append directly to a variable with the //Append// variant of the action:
+{{append-variable-with-text.png?nolink&512x157 | Append to Variable }}
+or equivalently using text tokens to expand the variable:
+{{set-append-variable-with-text.png?nolink&512x157 | Set Append to Variable }}
 ===== Setup =====
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 ===== See Also =====
-=== Actions ===
+==== Actions ====
+* Prepend Text to Variable
+* Set Variable to Text
+* Append Variable with Text
 * [[action:Set Variable to Calculation|Set Variable to Calculation]]
 * [[action:Set Variable to Keychain Password|Set Variable to Keychain Password]]

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