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manual:Variables [2021/10/04 01:21]
peternlewis [View Your Entire List of Variables]
manual:Variables [2023/04/02 23:57]
peternlewis [Password Variables]
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 ==== Password Variables ==== ==== Password Variables ====
  
-Variables with names that start or end with “Password” or “PW” are considered passwords – their values will not be stored (except in memory) and they cannot be read directly by shell scripts or AppleScripts,​ though their consequences can easily be extracted, eg with the Set Clipboard to Text action, so you should clear them as soon as they have served their purpose. ​ The Prompt For User Input dialog will display such variables concealed in a password field.+Variables with names that start or end with “Password” or “PW” are considered passwords – their values will not be stored (except in memory) and they cannot be read directly by shell scripts, JavaScripts ​or AppleScripts,​ though their consequences can easily be extracted, eg with the Set Clipboard to Text action, so you should clear them as soon as they have served their purpose. ​ The Prompt For User Input dialog will display such variables concealed in a password field.
  
 ==== Instance Variables ==== ==== Instance Variables ====
manual/Variables.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/29 04:44 by peternlewis