Display a KM Variable in a Custom HTML Prompt

Questions & Suggestions
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Hi, I'm sure this is super simple, but how do I display a variable within my HTML? I can get it into the title, but I want it in the body of the page. I want it to display the file that the use is working on as it is set as a variable at the beginning of the script. Any help would be great. Thanks.

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Do you mean using the Custom HTML Prompt action?

3

Yes, correct.

4

For the variable LocalItems, drop this line of JavaScript in your HTML:

document.write(window.KeyboardMaestro.GetVariable('LocalItems'));
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Thanks, that worked perfectly

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Hi, I'm totally new to JavaScript. Can someone provide more info on how to combine @mrpasini 's line of JavaScript with the variable that contains HTML? To display the contents of testHTML, the image below:

custom-HTML

gives me an HTML window with contents

document.write(window.KeyboardMaestro.GetVariable('LocalItems'));
%testHTML%

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Sure. Take a look at this example macro (which is pretty handy itself in showing the last few errors from the Keyboard Maestro log):

Full Error Notification Macro (v10.2)

Full Error Notification.kmmacros (5.4 KB)

Keyboard Maestro Export
Keyboard Maestro Export1334×786 144 KB

You'll see my line of JavaScript in the Custom Floating HTML Prompt: Report action wrapped in HTML (and some CSS), which is the trick you're looking for.

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