General Information on Scripts

General Information on Scripts

Use scripts to automate sequences in DIAdem. A script is a sequence of commands that DIAdem saves in a text file and works through sequentially. You generate a script by entering commands in the script editor. Alternatively, use the recording mode, where DIAdem records all steps you complete interactively in DIAdem in a script. You can edit scripts by adding control structures or commands.

Note  Refer to Structuring Scripts for information on the structure of a script.

When you use scripts, the following files are important:

• VBS files have the filename extension .vbs and contain DIAdem scripts written in Visual Basic Script. If you have encrypted this file, the script files have the extension .vbc.

• Python files have the extension .py and contain DIAdem scripts written in Python.

• List files have the extension .lst and contain the names of files that a script works through.

• Dialog files have the extension .sud and define user dialog boxes. If you have encrypted this file, the script files have the extension .suc.

• Text files contain lines that you can read or write in a script.