Query()

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Query()

Description

Ask the operator to answer a multiple-choice question. A dialog box with the choices is displayed and the script pauses until the operator makes a choice.

 

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The number of choices in a query dialog box is limited by the area on the screen available for the dialog box. We do not recommend more than ten choices.

 

Type

REGULAR FUNCTION

 

Usage

Answer = Query(Question, Choice1, Choice2, ..., ChoiceN)

 

Question

STRING

The Question asked.

ChoiceN

STRING

The label for the Nth Choice.

Answer

INDEX

A code telling which choice was selected. The Answer number is zero-based. The first choice therefore returns zero, not one.

 

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