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runSelection
| Syntax |
runSelection ()
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| Params |
None required.
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| Action |
Depends on the type of window that is frontmost: In a menubar window, runs the script attached to the bar cursor In a table window, runs the selected script or string In an outline window, runs the selected headline In a text window, runs the selected text as a string
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| Returns |
Result of the execution of the selection as a script.
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| Examples |
Open root.examples.docs and select the entry labeled "Basic1." It is a string containing: dialog.confirm ("Click OK to continue or Cancel to abort"). In the QuickScript Window, execute: runSelection () » true
Returns true regardless of your answer to the dialog, indicating that the command executed correctly. |
| Errors |
A variety of errors can be generated if the selection is not a valid Frontier script, depending on what is wrong with it.
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| Notes |
The Frontier Command-/ and ctrl-/ commands are implemented using runSelection. If you execute runSelection in an outline structure, Frontier deposits the result of the execution as a comment immediately beneath the selected structure.
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| See Also |
evaluate
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