Folder Prompt
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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.
What is the Folder Prompt Action?
The Folder Prompt Action prompts the user for a folder path. The folder path can then be used later in the script.
Creating a Folder Prompt Action
Select Interaction
Actions 
to expand the Action list. Select theFolder Prompt
Action from the Actions list to display the Action Builder.
Check the Show
instructions option 
if you would like to display custom instructions when prompting the user
for the folder path. If this option is checked, the Hide
cancel button option 
will be available. When checked, the Hide
cancel button option hides the Cancel button and forces the user
to select a folder path.
Optionally, a Default
folder 
may be specified.
This is the starting folder that will be displayed to the user.
In the Save folder
path setting 
, enter
the Variable that should be used to store the folder path selected by
the user.
Optionally, in the Save
button setting 
,
enter the Variable that should be used to store the button the user clicked.
The variable will be populated with either OK
or Cancel depending on which button
the user clicked.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is set to Run, the action
will be executed after clicking OK.
Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run. For more information, see Action Builder.
Click the OK
button 
to save the Action.