Variable Wizard - automatic values from Actions & Triggers

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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.

Variable Wizard connects Actions and Triggers visually...

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.

Variable Wizard & Triggers

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.
User Logon / Logoff - returns domain, computer name and username of user involved in logon / logoff event.
System Startup / Shutdown - returns a value indicating whether the Trigger was activated by startup or shutdown.

Variable Wizard & Run

Start program / application - returns exit code and completion status values.
Run DOS / Cmd command - returns command reported error level and completion status values.
Open document - returns the filename of the document, performed operation and completion status.
Execute script - returns JScript, VBScript, PowerShell or batch file screen output.

Variable Wizard & Email

Send email - returns address of the sender or recipient, subject field or completion status values.

Variable Wizard & File / Folder · Overview

Copy file - returns both original and new path and filenames of copied files.
Move file - returns both original and new path and filenames of moved files.
Delete file - returns the names of files that were deleted.
Rename file - returns both original and new names of renamed files.
Write to file - returns the name of file that was written to and the amount of data in bytes.
Read from file - returns the data retrieved and the name of file that was read.
List files - returns the list of files / folders that have matched the search criteria.
Create folder - returns the name of created folder.
Remove folder - returns the name of removed folder.
Rename folder - returns both original and new name of the renamed folder.
Change current folder - returns the name of the new current (default) folder.
Set attributes - returns the file and folder names whose attributes were set.
Set date and time - returns the file and folder names whose dates and times were set.

Variable Wizard & Dialogs

Show message - returns user choice, window title, contents and completion status.
Input dialog - returns input value, user choice, window title, contents and completion status.
Question dialog - returns user choice, window title, contents and completion status.
Open file dialog - returns full path and / or filename specified, user choice and title of the dialog window.
Save file dialog - returns full path and / or filename specified, user choice and title of the dialog window.
Select folder dialog - returns selected folder, user choice, dialog message and completion status.

Variable Wizard & Multimedia

Play system sound - returns the name of Window system sound just played.
Play audio file - returns the full path and filename of audio file just played.

Variable Wizard & Wait

Wait - returns values that indicate both for how long the Action has paused the Task's execution.

Variable Wizard & Printing

Print file - returns the full path and filename of the document requested to be printed.

Variable Wizard & Automation Workshop

Start task - returns values containing specifics of started Tasks, such as failures, Event IDs, etc.
Stop task - returns the name of stopped Task and completion status of the Action.
Enable task - provides values that indicate which Tasks have been enabled for automatic triggering.
Disable task - provides values that indicate which Tasks have been disabled and would not start automatically.
Toggle task - retrieve data on Tasks that have been switched from enabled to disabled and vice versa.
Write in Service log - returns type and text of the message written into the service log.
Comment - returns subject and text fields of the comment.

Variable Wizard provides various system-specific parameters as well as file-based settings as input values for Actions.

Variable Wizard & system / automation values

File - allows specifying preformatted files content to provide input parameters.
Date / Time
- Date - current date in specified format.
- Time - current time in specified format.
- Date / Time component - returns date and time essential constituents, such as year, day or minute, etc.
- Presets - returns date / time value in one of the most common formats.
Random
- Random number - a random number within a specified range.
- Random text - a random text of indicated length generated using specified characters.
- GUID / UUID - a 32 character long globally unique identifier in specified format.
Network
- IP address - the IP address of specified network adapter.
- MAC address - the MAC address of specified network adapter.
System
- Computer - computer name, description or workgroup / domain name as specified in Windows.
- Folders - location of system folders such as Windows folder, System folder, Program Files and Temp folder.
- Windows - Windows full name and version number.
Automation Workshop
- Service - Automation Workshop full name, version number, current user name and service uptime.
- Settings - Location of Task file and Log file folders.
- Task properties - Task name, location, description and start folder.
- Task parameters - single or all parameters passed to the Task when executing it from Start Task Action.

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.

Please do not hesitate to contact our support department with any possible further questions or to solve practical issues connected with Febooti Automation Workshop.

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