Get User Input - Console

InstallAnywhere 2024 R2

This action provides a way for users to provide simple responses that you can use to make decisions during the install process. With the Get User Input - console, you provide a console title, prompt, and input method such as Question, Multiple Choice, or Single Choice. However, this action only allows you to provide one type of control.

- Get User Input - Console Controls

 

Control	Description
Title	The title the installer will show for this panel.
Prompt	The message with which you can specify the type of information the installer requests and the purpose for or results of those responses.
Input Items	Shows the input items by their Label, Default Value.
Input Method	Lists the types of input methods the Get User Input - Console can render. • Question-Shows one or more questions, accepts text typed into the field, and stores those strings in the results variable for this panel. • Multiple Choice-Shows one or more choices, accepts user input by typing choice number (multiple choice can be done by typing choice number comma separated), and stores those values in the results variable. • Single Choice-Shows one or more choices, accepts user choice by typing choice number, and records those choices in the results variable.
Configure	Opens the Configure Input Items dialog box. The Configure Input Items dialog box provides controls to fully describe the contents of the Get User Input. In general, this dialog box allows you to: • Add or remove controls of the type set in Input Method. • Define labels and default values for each control. The specific settings available on the Configure Input Items dialog box depend on the current Input Method setting.
Results Variable	Names the results variable in which the user input is stored.