Palm action variables

The following Palm action variables can be used in the arguments in the run clause.

An action variable is substituted just before the action is performed.

Listener action variables start with a dollar sign ($). The escape character is also a dollar sign, so to specify a dollar sign as plain text, enter $$. For example, enter $$message_start when you don't want $message_start to be substituted.

Action variable

Description

$subject The subject of the message.
$object The object of the message.

$message

The full message string.

$message_start

A portion of the text of the message from the beginning, as specified in -l message_start. This variable is only available if you have specified -l message_start.

$message_end

The part of the message that is left over after the part specified in -l message_start is removed. This variable is only available if you have specified -l message_start.

$sender

The sender of the message.

$time

This is the current time in seconds since 12:00 AM, January 1, 1904.