The %Ask% tokens is a placeholder used in the Prompt for Snippet action to indicate locations where user input for the snippet is required. It takes the form:
%Ask<Size><=Variable Name> or <:Default Value>%
Where Size is the rough size in characters or the number of lines.
For example, if used inline in text:
| Token | Meaning |
|---|---|
| %Ask% | 20 character wide text field |
| %Ask12% | 12 character wide text field |
| %Ask12:Default% | 12 character wide text field with initial value “Default” |
| %Ask40=VarName% | 40 character wide text field with initial value from variable VarName |
If the token is used on a line by itself, then a full width multi-line text field is used for input, and the token means:
| Token | Meaning |
|---|---|
| %Ask% | 5 line text field |
| %Ask8% | 8 line text field |
| %Ask12:Default% | 12 line text field with initial value “Default” |
| %Ask3=VarName% | 3 line text field with initial value from variable VarName |
Note that after the : or = character, the remainder of the token, up to the percentage character is used, so it can include further : or = characters without any problem, for example %Ask5:7:50% would be a 5 character wide field with initial value 7:50.