Command Reference - Actions
Actions are a lot easier to understand once you've seen them in use. In order to help you get up to speed with these incredibly flexible and powerful little tools, we've assembled some "real world" examples of actions, from the simple to the relatively complex.
Counting the items in a delimited string
Getting an item from a delimited list
Getting the current URL in a Web Browser Object
Getting the version of Acrobat that is installed
Loading text into a Text Box Object
Minimizing the AutoPlay application
Navigating to a web page in a Web Browser Object
Opening a web page in the user's default browser
Opening Internet Explorer in kiosk mode
Picking a random number between 1 and 10
Rounding a number to two decimal places
Unzipping files from an archive
Adding an item to a delimited string
Browsing for and playing an MP3
Displaying a busy dialog while running a program
Displaying a list of open windows
Getting the index of the currently selected item
Inserting a line in a text file
Loading and playing a different AVI
Playing a different Flash animation
Replacing text in an edit field
Running a PowerPoint presentation
Searching for MP3s and adding them to a list box
Toggling a variable between TRUE and FALSE
Adding items to a list box (with data)
Expiring 30 days after building
Expiring 30 days after running the first time
Running a PowerPoint presentation (advanced)
Searching the desktop for text files
Storing information in the Registry
Verifying a password (advanced)