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Adobe InDesign CS2 Scripting Guide Using ExtendScript Tools and Features 65 ➤ Examples This figure shows simple confirmation dialogs in Windows and Mac OS. This figure shows confirmation dialogs with No as the default button. Global prompt function prompt prompt (message, preset[, title ]); Displays a platform-standard dialog containing a short message, a text edit field, and two buttons labeled OK and Cancel. Returns the value of the text edit field if the user clicked OK, null if the user clicked Cancel. message The string for the displayed message. preset The initial value to be displayed in the text edit field. title Optional. A string to appear as the title of the dialog. In Windows, this appears in the window's frame, while in Mac OS it appears above the message. The default title string is "Script Prompt". ➤ Examples This figure shows simple prompt dialogs in Windows and Mac OS.

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Adobe InDesign CS2 Scripting Guide
Using ExtendScript Tools and Features
65
➤
Examples
This figure shows simple confirmation dialogs in Windows and Mac OS.
This figure shows confirmation dialogs with
No
as the default button.
Global prompt function
prompt
prompt (
message
,
preset
[,
title
]);
Displays a platform-standard dialog containing a short
message, a text edit field, and two buttons labeled OK
and Cancel. Returns the value of the text edit field if the
user clicked OK,
null
if the user clicked Cancel.
message
The string for the displayed message.
preset
The initial value to be displayed in the text edit field.
title
Optional. A string to appear as the title of the dialog. In Windows, this ap-
pears in the window’s frame, while in Mac OS it appears above the message.
The default title string is “Script Prompt”.
➤
Examples
This figure shows simple prompt dialogs in Windows and Mac OS.