Loops example

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COMMENT

The way this loop has been build, it runs the shortcut over and over. Based on the values FN and BK.

SCRIPTING

Get dictionary from

Shortcut Input

SCRIPTING

Get

Value

for

FN

in

Dictionary

COMMENT

➡️ the FN is empty on the first run, this IF statement sets the value to Mainmenu. This way the Main menu is shown on the first run

SCRIPTING

If

Dictionary Value

does not have any value

TEXT

MainMenu

VARIABLES

Set variable

FN

to

Text

Otherwise

VARIABLES

Set variable

FN

to

Dictionary Value

End If

SCRIPTING

Get

Value

for

BK

in

Dictionary

COMMENT

➡️ BK same story, you can’t go back to a menu on the first run. So if the user taps back in the main menu this IF statement sets the value to MainMenu so that the MainMenu is shown.

VARIABLES

Set variable

BK

to

Dictionary Value

DICTIONARY

VARIABLES

Set variable

LocalData

to

Dictionary

VARIABLES

Set variable

ReRun

to

LocalData

COMMENT

⚓️ The ReRun functions as anchor to tell the shortcut where to run from. However the shortcut always runs from the top and not from here, but without it it doesn’t work.

SCRIPTING

If

FN

is

MainMenu

SCRIPTING

If

BK

does not have any value

TEXT

BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:UserMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:SettingsMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD

Otherwise

TEXT

BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:Back;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:UserMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:SettingsMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD

End If

SCRIPTING

Set name of

If Result

to

MainMenu.vcf

SCRIPTING

Choose from

Renamed Item

Prompt

MainMenu

Select Multiple

SCRIPTING

If

Chosen Item

is

Back

COMMENT

➡️ BK is set to Main Menu here and brings the user back to Main Menu. ➡️ FN when the user chooses something different then back. The selected item is set as FN and MainMenu is assigned to BK. This tells the shortcut go to [ selected menu ] and the menu before this was MainMenu.

DICTIONARY

BK

Otherwise

DICTIONARY

Chosen Item

End If

SHORTCUTS

Run

ReRun

Input

If Result

Show While Running

SCRIPTING

Exit shortcut with

Result

End If

SCRIPTING

If

FN

is

UserMenu

SCRIPTING

If

BK

does not have any value

TEXT

BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:MainMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:SettingsMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD

Otherwise

TEXT

BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:Back;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:MainMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:SettingsMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD

End If

SCRIPTING

Set name of

If Result

to

UserMenu.vcf

SCRIPTING

Choose from

Renamed Item

Prompt

UserMenu

Select Multiple

SCRIPTING

If

Chosen Item

is

Back

DICTIONARY

BK

Otherwise

DICTIONARY

Chosen Item

End If

SHORTCUTS

Run

ReRun

Input

If Result

Show While Running

SCRIPTING

Exit shortcut with

Result

End If

SCRIPTING

If

FN

is

SettingsMenu

SCRIPTING

If

BK

does not have any value

TEXT

BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:UserMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:MainMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD

Otherwise

TEXT

BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:Back;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:UserMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N;CHARSET=utf-8:MainMenu;;;; ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:; PHOTO;ENCODING=b:; END:VCARD

End If

SCRIPTING

Set name of

If Result

to

SettingsMenu.vcf

SCRIPTING

Choose from

Renamed Item

Prompt

SettingsMenu

Select Multiple

SCRIPTING

If

Chosen Item

is

Back

DICTIONARY

BK

Otherwise

DICTIONARY

Chosen Item

End If

SHORTCUTS

Run

ReRun

Input

If Result

Show While Running

SCRIPTING

Exit shortcut with

Result

End If