Dave Mitchell's DigitalMicrograph™ Scripting Website

// Script to prompt the user to enter the operator and specimen names

// These variables are set in the Global Info settings and become appended to all

// subsequent images until changed

// It is vital that these parameters are correctly set for archival using Cumulus

// D. R. G. Mitchell, Nov 2002

// adminnospam@dmscripting.com (remove the nospam to make this email address work)

// version:20021101

//v1.0

String operatorname, specimen

getpersistentstringnote("Microscope Info:Operator", operatorname)

getpersistentstringnote("Microscope Info:Specimen", specimen)

while (3>2)

{

if(!getstring("Enter the Operator's Name - be consistent!", operatorname, operatorname)) exit(0)

if (operatorname!="") break

}

while (3>2)

{

if(!getstring("Enter the Specimen Name ", specimen, specimen)) exit(0)

if (specimen!="") break

}

setpersistentStringNote("Microscope Info:Operator", operatorname)

setpersistentStringNote("Microscope Info:Specimen", specimen)

string date=getdate(0)

string time=gettime(0)

Result("\n"+"Operator and Specimen details changed at: "+time+", "+date+"."+"\n\n")

Result("Current Operator : "+operatorname+"\n")

Result("Current Specimen : "+specimen+"\n\n")