Automation Anywhere - Clipboard, Message Box, Play Sound and Comment commands

Automation Anywhere - Clipboard, Message Box, Play Sound and Comment commands

Automation Anywhere

Clipboard Command

This command is used to automate Windows clipboard activities.
Automation Anywhere provides a system variable, named $Clipboard$, that you can use to retrieve text that has been copied to the Clipboard.

Sub-Commands

The Clipboard command provides the following sub-commands:

• Clear Clipboard
• Assign to Clipboard
• Assign from Clipboard

Clear Clipboard - This command is used to clear the content of the clipboard.

Clear Clipboard

Assign to Clipboard - This command is used to assign the value of any variable to the clipboard.

Assign To Clipboard

Assign from Clipboard - This command is used to assign the value to any variable from the value contained in the clipboard.

Assign From Clipboard

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Message Box Command

This command is used to insert a Message box in Task/Meta Bot logic when you want to display a message to the user.

Components of Message Box:

• Caption - Enter a caption name for your message. Caption should be meaningful.
• Message - Enter your message in the dialog box.
• Scroll bar after - Insert a scroll bar in your message. The minimum message length for a scroll bar to be displayed is 10 lines. Default value of this option is 30.
• Close Message box - It is used to close the message box automatically after specified seconds. Enter the seconds value after which the message box should close. Duration in seconds ranges from 0-9. Default value of this option is 5.

  

  Message Box

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Comment Command

This command is use to insert comments in your automation tasks to provide additional information about the TaskBot / MetaBot Logic. Comments are ignored when the TaskBot / MetaBot Logic runs.

Comment

The comment is displayed in green in the Task Actions List, and is always saved as a single line. Multiple-line comments are displayed as a single line when the comment is saved.

Comment's Example

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Play Sound Command

This command is use to insert and play sound in automated tasks.

Sub-Commands

The Clipboard command provides the following sub-commands:

• Play Beep - This command is use to play a beep sound. You can use a beep sound to alert users when particular actions take place, or to alert you when prompted for input.

  

  Play Beep

• Play Media File - This command is use to play a media file in a automated tasks. When the task plays the media file, it does not proceed to the next task command until the media files finishes playing.
  
  

  

  Play Media File

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