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- <h1><div align="center">Help for configuring SingleSelectASCIIDisplay</div></h1>
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- <A name="General"><div align="center"><font color=blue size=6> General Entry Help</font></A><br>
- <table width="100%" border=1>
- <tr><th align="left" text="Red" width="10%">
- <A name="InstanceName"><font color=black>Instance Name:</font></A></th><th align="middle" valign="top" width="20%"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" width="70%" valign="top">
- This is the name that you want to call the current node that you are working with.</th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>Value must be unique from all other nodes in your workspace.
- <LI>Value can contain any alphanumeric characters.</LI>
- </OL>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>Required.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
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- <A name="PathToHelpFile"><font color=black>Path To Help File:</font></A></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- This is the path to the help file that will be displayed when the user clicks the "Help" button on your object.</th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>Value must be a currently existing file on your hard drive.
- <LI>Value must be a valid path, either
- relative(\subdir\yourfile.txt) or absolute(c:\yourdir\yourfile.txt).</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>This help file is only displayed if the <A href="#NativeHelp">native Help</A> output signal is not active.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
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- </table>
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- <A name="Outputs"><div align="center"><font color=blue size=6>Outputs Help</font></A><br><br>
- <table width="100%" border=1>
- <tr><th align="left" colspan="3">
- Native Outputs</th></tr>
- <tr><th align="left" width="10%">
- <A name="NativeCancel"><font color=black>Cancel:</font></A></th><th width="20%" align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" width="70%" valign="top">
- If this is activated, then a Cancel output signal will be fired from your object.</th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- None
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>See also <A href="#ReleaseGUI">Release GUI</A>.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
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- <tr><th align="left">
- <A name="NativeHelp"><font color=black>Help:</font></A></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- If this is activated, then a Help output signal will be fired from your object.
- </th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- None
- </th></tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>If this is active, then the file located in <A href="#PathToHelpFile">Path To Help File</A> becomes unused.
- <LI>See also <A href="#ReleaseGUI">Release GUI</A>.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
- </table>
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- <tr><th align="left" colspan="3">
- Custom Outputs</th></tr>
- <tr><th align="left" width="10%">
- <A name="OutputInstance"><font color=black>Output Signal Name:</font></A></th><th width="20%" align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" width="70%" valign="top">
- This is what the actual signal will be known as, both internally and externally.
- </th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>Value must be unique from all other output signals from the current object.
- <LI>Value must not be "cancel" or "help".</LI>
- </OL>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>Values are case sensitive.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
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- <tr><th align="left">
- <A name="OutputName"><font color=black>Button Name:</font></A></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- The name that is visible to the user as displayed on the button associated with the output signal.
- </th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- None
- </th></tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>Does not have to be unique.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
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- <tr><th align="left">
- <A name="ReleaseGUI"><font color=black>Release GUI:</font></A></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- Whether or not to release the GUI upon firing.
- </th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- None
- </th></tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>If Yes is selected, then your displayed output will be closed down once the associated signal is fired AND another GUI oriented
- object "claims" the GUI.
- <LI>If No is selected, then it is the WorkFlow
- Editor programmers responsibility to release the GUI at a later time.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
- </table>
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- <br><br>
- <A name="Display"><div align="center"><font color=blue size=6>Display Help</font></A><br><br>
- <table width="100%" border=1>
- <tr><th align="left" colspan="3">
- Display</th></tr>
- <tr><th align="left" width="10%">
- <A name="Method"><font color=black>Display Method:</font></A></th><th width="20%" align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" width="70%" valign="top">
- Whether or not the text to display is coming from a file or text entered at configure time.
- </th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- None
- </th></tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>See also <A href="#MethodFile">Display from File</A> and <A href="#MethodDirect">Display from Direct Input</A>.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
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- <tr><th align="left">
- <A name="MethodFile"><font color=black>Display from File:</font></A></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- The path to the text file to displayed to the user.
- </th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>Value must be a currently existing file on your hard drive.
- <LI>Value must be a valid path, either
- relative(\subdir\yourfile.txt) or absolute(c:\yourdir\yourfile.txt).</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
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- <OL>
- <LI>If no file path is provided, then nothing will
- be displayed to the user.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
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- <tr><th align="left">
- <A name="MethodDirect"><font color=black>Display from Direct Input:</font></A></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- The text to be displayed to the user. Entered at configure time.
- </th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- None
- </th></tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>If nothing is entered, then nothing will be
- displayed to the user.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
- </table>
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- <table width="100%" border=1>
- <tr><th align="left" colspan="3">
- Embedded Variables</th></tr>
- <tr><th align="left" width="10%">
- <A name="VarKey"><font color=black>Embedded Variable Key:</font></A></th><th width="20%" align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" width="70%" valign="top">
- Unique token/key that can be found in the text to displayed.
- </th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>Value must be unique from all other Embedded
- Variable Keys inside the worknode.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>Very unique keys are highly recommended. (ie
- "$$KEYVAL$$")</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
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- <A name="DictPath"><font color=black>Dictionary Entry To Substitute:</font></A></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Use)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- Value in Global Dictionary to substitute in place of <A href="#VarKey">Embedded Variable Key</A>.
- </th>
- </tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Restrictions)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- None
- </th></tr>
- <tr><th></th><th align="middle" valign="top"><font color=red>(Notes)</font></th>
- <th align="left" valign="top">
- <OL>
- <LI>If value does not exist in dictionary, then
- nothing will be displayed.</LI>
- </OL>
- </th></tr>
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