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Creating Actions Manually

To create an action manually
Example: creating a COMMAND action
Example: creating a MAP action

Building the Execution String for a COMMAND Action

To create an action that uses no data
To create an action that accepts a dropped file
To create an action that prompts for a file argument
To create an action that accepts a dropped file or prompts for one
To use the host:file format in a commmand line
To prompt for a non-file argument
To provide shell capabilities in an action
To provide different double-click and drop function for an action
How HP VUE chooses between two actions with the same name

Creating Actions With Multiple File Arguments

To write an action for non-interchangeable arguments
To write actions with multiple, interchangeable file arguments
To write an action for multiple dropped files

Creating Special Actions with `vueaction'

To write an action that invokes another action
To create an action that runs as a different user
To attach audio playback to an action

Reference: Action Definitions

General syntax for action definitions
Summary of Fields for COMMAND Actions
Summary of Fields for MAP Actions
ACTION field
ARG-COUNT field
ARG-TYPES field
CWD field
DESCRIPTION Field
EXEC-HOST field
EXEC-STRING field
L-ICON and S-ICON fields for actions
The TYPE field
The WINDOW-TYPE Field

Actions can be created two ways:

Using the CreateAction utility.
Manually editing the database.

You can use the CreateAction utility in the General Toolbox to create simple actions that run local applications with or without file data.

You must create an action manually if you want to write an action that:

Executes a remote application.
Uses data other than a data file—for example, a device name.
Maps to other actions.
Is filetype-specific.
Has other capabilities not supported by the CreateAction utility.

See Also.

“Creating a Simple Action ” covers using the CreateAction utility.

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