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5. Prompt text: Type the text of the prompt. Prompt text can include any letter, digit or special character, with the exception of single and
double quotation marks. Press Shift-Enter or Ctrl-Enter to go to a new line, or let the text wrap automatically. The text appears in the main
part of the dialog box when the prompt is displayed on the VMX300(-E) client. It is often phrased as a question, with possible answers to
the question appearing on the buttons the operator clicks in response. Make sure the prompt text is informative enough that the operator
will know how to respond.
6. Button text: Type the text to display on the button. The text should reflect the action the button invokes when it is clicked. If you phrased
the prompt text as a question, phrase the button text as an answer to the question. Button text is at most 10 characters and can include any
letter, digit or special character, with the exception of single and double quotation marks. You must configure at least one button.
Figure 231. Example of a Prompt
7. Button action: Click Edit to open the Edit Script dialog box and define a script to run when the button is pressed. The script is required for
any button that does not dismiss the dialog box. It is optional for buttons that dismiss the dialog box. Type the script actions directly into the
Action column, or use the script wizard to help you write the script. For more information on writing scripts, refer to Scripts and
Expressions.
Figure 232. Edit Script Dialog Box
8. Dismiss dialog: Select Yes from the Dismiss Dialog drop-down list if you want the prompt dialog box to close after the operator has
responded. If you want the dialog box to remain open after the operator has responded, select No. You must define a button action for any
button that does not dismiss the dialog box.
9. Repeat steps 6 - 8 for each button you want to define.
10. Prompt timeout: In the event that the operator does not respond within a certain time, you can elect to have the prompt automatically
click a button of your choice. To set the prompt to time out, select Automatically press button after. In the seconds box, type the number of
seconds you want to elapse before timeout. Select the radio button for the button you want clicked when the prompt times out. The button
you select as the timeout button must dismiss the dialog box or have an action associated with it, or both.