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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 ==== | ||
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| ===== View Your Entire List of Variables ===== | ===== View Your Entire List of Variables ===== | ||
| - | You can add, delete, see or change global variables in the [[Windows#Preferences_Variables_Pane|Variables preference pane]] that have been created by your macros and scripts. There are no variable preferences to be set here. This is sometimes called the "Variables Panel" or "Variables Tab" in Keyboard Maestro Preferences. | + | You can add, delete, see or change global variables in the [[Windows#Preferences_Variables_Pane|Variables preference pane]] that have been created by your macros and scripts. |
| Local and Instance Variables are _not_ accessible from either the Preferences Window. | Local and Instance Variables are _not_ accessible from either the Preferences Window. | ||
manual/Variables.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/29 04:44 by peternlewis
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