Summary

Synopsis

When debugging problems with AppSearch, a UI control, or any custom action that deals with properties, it is useful to have something that displays the property in question. This article explains how to quickly create a custom action that will display the value of a property using VB script.

Discussion

Creating the Custom Action

1. Navigate to the Custom Actions view.
2. Right-click on Custom Actions, and select "New > VBScript > Stored in Custom Action."
3. Enter the following into the Script Text field of your custom action:

   MsgBox Session.Property("MyProperty")

   Note that you would use your own property in place of MyProperty.

Your custom action has been built.

Using the Custom Action

The custom action can be deployed as part of a sequence, or it can be triggered by a button in the UI.

To put it in a sequence:

1. Expand the desired sequence.
2. Right-click at the point where you want to insert the custom action and select Insert.
3. In the Insert Action dialog box, select Custom Actions from the combo box at the top of the dialog.
4. Select the desired custom action from the list and click OK.

To have your custom action launch after a button is pushed:

1. Locate and expand the dialog that your target button is on in the User Interface view.
2. Click Behavior and highlight the button.
3. Create a new event for it.
4. In the Event column, select DoAction.
5. In the Argument column, select your new custom action.
6. In the Condition column, type 1.