A new variant of the input command has been added in version 2.0...

• *list=<name of list>
• <input name>=list

Each input name should be lowercase, begin with a letter and contain letters, numbers and the underscore character.

Every time a *list parameter is ecountered, UP Deck will attempt to load the specified list from a text file and store it in the deck.  If the file can't be loaded, the previously loaded version will be used if it exists.  This allows you to load a file from one PC and then continue to use it when connected to other machines that don't have a copy.

Example;

• *list=StarWars          (loads the StarWars.txt file)
• player1=list          (the $player1 variable is set to whatever the user selects from the list)

UP Deck looks for a 'StarWars.txt' file in the lists folder.  If you click the 'FILES' button on the desktop app, the application's folder is opened on the desktop.  There should be a folder inside named 'Lists' - this is where you should save your text files.

The example StarWars.txt file contains the following;

You can also create lists with values and labels : you pick from the list of option labels and the value for that option is returned. To set this up, create a list like the one below. Every line that has a value and a label should begin with a ':' (colon). The value comes after the colon, then another colon followed by the label.