Scripting does not show Input

[chimp-pl]

Hi All,

I am getting mad with this issue. Trying to prompt for the Input from user but Input does not show up.
I used JavaScript and VBA following lines:

JS: Session.Input("Provide name of the document");
VBA: Session.Input "Provide name of the document"

Appreciate any help and suggestion how to solve it!

Thanks,
Szymon

[Geert Bellekens]

There was a bug related to Session.Input; doesn't work.

As an alternative you can use InputBox in VBScript
Example:

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dim modelName
modelName = InputBox( "Please enter new name for the data model", "Data Model Name" )
Geert

[philchudley]

Yes Geert is correct there was a bug in Session.Input

His alternative method if input is great and one I have used myself.

I believe the bug has been fixed in the latest release of EA 14.1 Feb 6th 2019

Phil

[chimp-pl]

Thank you for prompt response.

What would be the equivalent for JavaScript?

[Geert Bellekens]

I don't think there is one, but you can circumvent that
If you have enabled the EA Scripting MDG you'll find this in the script Jscript-Dialog:

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function DLGInputBox( promptText /* : String */, title /* : String */, defaultText /* : String */ ) /* : String */
{
// JScript has no intrinsic InputBox method, therefore we have to steal VBs
var vbe = new ActiveXObject("ScriptControl");
vbe.Language = "VBScript";

return vbe.eval( "InputBox(\"" + promptText + "\",\"" + title + "\",\"" + defaultText + "\")");
}There is a slight difference between VBScript and Javascript in how to create the Scriptcontrol (I don't remember the details), but other then that it should be pretty much the same

Geert