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--- action:Set_Variable_to_Text [2017/09/07 04:15] – peternlewis
+++ action:Set_Variable_to_Text [2023/09/15 09:44] (current) – peternlewis
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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.
 {{:action:set-variable-text-token-popup.png?nolink|}}
+You can (v11.0+) set a specific array entry within the action. You can delete the entry by setting it to `%Delete%`.
 ===== Examples =====
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 {{:action:set-variable-text-combine-var.png?nolink|}}
+==== 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 }}
+==== Set Second Line of Variable ====
+You can specify an array entry of the variable to set. By default, entries are comma separated, but you can specify an specific separator after the closing square bracket (`]`),
+{{ set-second-line-of-variable-example.png?nolink&512x310 | Set Second Line of Variable Example }}
 ===== 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]]