macOS Quick AppleScript question - Set variable depending on if [ok] or [cancel] pressed

[maclover001]

Hey,

I'm trying to make a two-button dialog box, if one button is pressed, it sets a variable to [1], if the other button is pressed, it sets the variable to [2]

This is my code:

display dialog "Hello world"
set var1 to 1

if var1 is 1 then display dialog "The variable is set to one"
if var1 is 2 then display dialog "The variable is set to two"

With this method, clicking [ok] sets the variable to [1], but how can I get it so clicking [cancel] sets it to [2]? Or even better, rename the two buttons?

Thanks

 

[HexMonkey]

You can specify the button names and default button as follows:

display dialog "Hello world" buttons {"Button 1", "Button 2"} default button "Button 2"

To find out which button was pressed, you need to access the button returned property of the dialog. You can do this as follows:

display dialog "Hello world" buttons {"Button 1", "Button 2"} default button "Button 2"
set theButton to button returned of the result

Or just:

set theButton to button returned of (display dialog "Hello world" buttons {"Button 1", "Button 2"} default button "Button 2")

You can then compare theButton to the button names to check which button was pressed (eg 'if theButton is "Button 1" then...').

 

[maclover001]

You can specify the button names and default button as follows:

display dialog "Hello world" buttons {"Button 1", "Button 2"} default button "Button 2"

To find out which button was pressed, you need to access the button returned property of the dialog. You can do this as follows:

display dialog "Hello world" buttons {"Button 1", "Button 2"} default button "Button 2"
set theButton to button returned of the result

Or just:

set theButton to button returned of (display dialog "Hello world" buttons {"Button 1", "Button 2"} default button "Button 2")

You can then compare theButton to the button names to check which button was pressed (eg 'if theButton is "Button 1" then...').

Thanks