Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- manual:Plug_In_Actions [2021/10/06 06:41] – peternlewis
+++ manual:Plug_In_Actions [2023/10/06 06:28] (current) – [Retrieving Parameters in a Script] peternlewis
@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
-**A _Plug In Action_ is Contained in a Folder**,\\ **Whose Name:**
+**A _Plug In Action_ is Contained in a Folder**, **Whose Name:**
   - Should generally closely match the action name
   - Must be made up of only ASCII alphanumerics, underscores and spaces.
@@ Line 99: / Line 99: @@
 ^ URL | URL for the author or this action \\ **Optional** |
 ^ Help | A short (Tool Tip) explanation of this action \\ **Optional** |
+^ HelpURL | A URL for the Help link for the action (v11.0+) \\ **Optional** |
 ^ Results | **What to do with the output of the script if any**.\\ Possible Values:<WRAP>
   * None
   * Window
   * Briefly
+  * Large
   * Typing
   * Pasting
   * Variable
+  * AppendVar
   * Clipboard
-</WRAP> Multiple values can be used, separated by a bar (%%|%%), the first specified value is the default \\ **Optional** |
+  * File
+  * Asynchronously
+</WRAP> Multiple values can be used, separated by a bar (%%|%%), the first specified value is the default. If output is going to a clipboard or a file, the results can be an image. \\ **Optional** |
 ==== Plist Parameters ====
@@ Line 139: / Line 144: @@
 _Parameters_ are passed to the script via _environment variables_ with names starting with KMPARAM‗, similar to how variables are passed to shell scripts with the Execute Script action.
-So a parameter named "My Text" would be in an environment variable KMPARAM‗My‗Text.\\
+So a parameter named "My Text" would be in an environment variable KMPARAM‗My‗Text. Note that `spaces` in the variable names _must_ be replaced with `underscores` in your script.
-Note that `spaces` in the variable names _must_ be replaced with `underscores` in your script.