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| Macros can create or read existing variables, which persist and are permanently stored (except Local and Instance variables which are transient, and Password variables which are never saved to disk). | Macros can create or read existing variables, which persist and are permanently stored (except Local and Instance variables which are transient, and Password variables which are never saved to disk). | ||
| - | Variables contain only plain, un-styled, text and may be used in any token text field in an action, as well as in [[Calculations]] in a numerical field. Variable may be used in [[Calculations]] if they contain a valid number or expression. | + | Variables contain only plain, un-styled, text and may be used in any token text field in an action, as well as in [[Calculations]] in a numerical field if they contain a valid number or expression. |
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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
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