Customizing Text in a Script

I've had this tutorial sitting on the back burner for over a month. I meant to write it up in July and then I got sick and busy with work. So, here it is before I forget again. In PSP 8, it was possible to customize text in a script because the text box would pop up. This changed in future versions of PSP. It is no longer possible to make the text box interactive. Even if the text box is set to interactive, it will not show up when the script is run. In order to allow a user to choose their own text, you need to add the following snippet of code before the command to write the text:

    Result = App.Do( Environment, 'GetString', {
        'DefaultText': 'Name',
        'DialogTitle': 'Name for Tag',
        'Prompt': 'Enter Name',
        'MaxLength': 25,
        'GeneralSettings': {
            'ExecutionMode': App.Constants.ExecutionMode.Interactive
            }
        })

    MyText = Result['EnteredText']

Customize the command by replacing all the text in bold italics with your own text. Next, you need to replace your original text with MyText. Your original Text command will have a line that looks like this:

            'Characters': u'Original Text',   

You need to replace everything with MyText. Your end result will look similar to the code snippet below.


As an example, I have included a nametag script which allows you to customize the name on the tag so that you can see how it is done. The script makes a tagger-size tag.

Script