Hi Darcy,

You wrote:

>Hi.  I've never had any luck working with variables in automator.  I  
>don't know if they don't work with voiceover, or if I just haven't  
>been able to figure it out.
>Darcy
>
Apparently working with variables is a general problem in Automator.  See 
this Mac OS X Hints page for some workarounds:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080213200213250

Cheers,

Esther

>On 6-Jun-08, at 1:05 AM, vashaun jones wrote:
>
>> Listers I'm trying hard to follow the below instructions for  
>> creating a custom work flow in Automator for displaying my IP  
>> address. Can someone help me troubleshoot what could be going wrong?  
>> I don't know if it's the dragging and dropping or what.
>> 1) Create a custom workflow
>> 2) Click on "Variables" at the top of the Library list
>> 3) In the "System" category, double click the "IP Address" variable  
>> to add it to the bottom of your workflow
>> 4) Click on "Actions" at the top of the Library list
>> 5) In the "Utilities" category, double click the "Ask for  
>> Confirmation" action to add it to your workflow
>> 6) Drag the "IP Address" variable from the bottom of your workflow  
>> to the "Message" field of the "Ask for Confirmation" action
>>
>> That's it. If you run the workflow, your IP address should be  
>> displayed in a dialog.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>
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