Button Pressed

Script [7.1.1]:

set myName to "Nayan Seth"
display dialog myName buttons {"Cancel", "Ok"} default button 2

Explanation: This will display a dialog with contents of myName and 2 buttons Cancel and Ok.

Figure 7.1.1 Dialog Output

However how do I find out about the button which was pressed. Let’s modify the Script

Script [7.1.2]:

set myName to "Nayan Seth"
set dialogName to display dialog myName buttons {"Cancel", "Ok"} default button 2
set buttonName to button returned of dialogName
display dialog "You pressed " & buttonName

Explanation: Here we have the same variable myName but instead of displaying dialog directly, I assign the dialog to a variable named dialogName.

I create another variable buttonName. This will return the value of button which was pressed by dialogName. Then I display a dialog which prints the value of button pressed by the user.

Figure 7.1.2 Button Pressed

Dialogs can display numbers and short strings. They cannot display lists. However they can be used to take user input.