User actions configuration

User actions allow you to define commands that can be invoked within Genero Studio.

Once a user action is defined, you can add it to the Toolbar configuration and Menus configuration

Existing User Actions, if any, are displayed in a list:
Action
Names of existing user actions
Command Line
Command line for the corresponding action

Use the Search box to find a user action in the list.

Use the integrated Toolbar to add, edit, or delete a user action.

User action dialog

Figure 1. User Action dialog

Name
Name of user action.
Label
Label for user action as it will be displayed in Genero Studio action listing, menus, or Toolbar.
Description
Optional description.
Icon
Optional icon.
Command line
Command to be executed, in quotes if command includes spaces. Arguments can be included on the command line, as needed. Use the Insert Variable button to select from a list of predefined variables that can be used in the command, or you can create a variable to prompt the user to input an argument:
  • This example would execute the program stest using the selected file.
    C:\myprograms\stest $(FileName)
  • This example would execute the program stest prompting the user to input the file name as value for the user defined variable ($p1)
    C:\myprograms\stest $(p1)
Once you have created a new user action, you can: