Referencing a Script from within a Script (2024)

You can create a script of often-used functions and re-use that script from any other scripts. You do this using the Add .NET Script Reference command.

Adding a script reference

Create a single script that you want to re-use or reference from another script.
Create a new driving script that will call your re-used script.
Expand the Properties tab.
Right click and select Add .NET Script Reference.
Select the script that you want to use click OK.

Script example

The following sample contains a script file called Calculator that will be referenced from another script.

Note: Since the following has no Main() method, it cannot run on its own.

Public Class Calculator Public Shared Function Add(left As Integer, right As Integer) Return left + right End Function Public Shared Function Subtract(left As Integer, right As Integer) Return left - right End Function Public Shared Function Multiply(left As Integer, right As Integer) Return left * right End Function Public Shared Function Divide(left As Integer, right As Integer) Return left / right End FunctionEnd Class

Create another script, and add Calculator as a reference (expand the Properties tab, right click, select Add .NET Script Reference, and select Calculator) , and use the following code:

Public Module MainDim _desktop As Desktop = Agent.DesktopPublic Sub Main()MsgBox("2 + 3 = " + Calculator.Add(2, 3).ToString())End SubEnd Module

Referencing a Script from within a Script (2024)

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Steps to write and execute a script

Open the terminal. Go to the directory where you want to create your script.
Create a file with . sh extension.
Write the script in the file using an editor.
Make the script executable with command chmod +x <fileName>.
Run the script using ./<fileName>.

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