Variable Wizard is a powerful tool that provides options to specify advanced input when configuring Actions. In addition to fixed values Variable Wizard enables using parameters that can be taken from specified file, associated Triggers, other Actions or system related information.
Tip: it is possible to open Variable Wizard by pressing F2 in input fields that support the feature. If a field already contains some Variable Wizard value, F2 allows editing its parameters.
Febooti Automation Workshop Variable Wizard
An Action, when executed, performs its operations based on provided settings. While for some tasks fixed parameters can be specified, others require more flexible approach when providing values relative to current system state or changing task specifics.
- File / Folder Watcher - returns a value related to path, file name, or extension of monitored file / folder.
- Task Scheduler - provides values related to scheduled task execution.
- Start program / application - returns exit code and completion status values.
- Run DOS / Cmd command - returns command reported error level and completion status values.
- Send email - returns address of the sender or recipient, subject field or completion status values.
- File / Folder Actions - return values related to files or folder upon which operations are performed.
Variable Wizard provides various system-specific parameters as well as file-based settings as input values for Actions.
- File - allows specifying preformatted files to provide input parameters.
- Date / Time - returns date, time or their essential constituents.
- Random - provides a random generated number, text or GUID.
- Network - returns IP or MAC address of specified network card.
- System - returns various system-specific values, such as user name, computer name and description, default Windows folders, Windows version, etc.
Note: if the Triggers or Actions has not been executed at the moment when Variable Wizard tries to provide variable value for some other Action, an empty value is returned.