Page 6: Using Script Files with Embedded Buttons

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Script Files

There are two ways that buttons can be used to send Rasmol script commands to a Chime plugin image:
- The method that we have used so far is to place the commands, separated by semicolons, in the value part of the script attribute of the embedded button. The first button in the table shown below uses this method.
- The second method is to place the Rasmol script commands in a separate text file and to then load the script file using the Rasmol script command as the value of the script attribute. The scond button in the table shown below uses this method.
The advantage of placing the Rasmol script commands in a separate file is that they are easier to enter and to edit. Each command is placed on a separate line in the file on a separate line instead of stringing them all on the same line. This method is particularly useful when a button sends a large number of commands to a Chime plugin

	Rasmol script commands listed in the script attribute. This push button turns on a spacefill model for the substrate and colors it according to atom type (cpk). It also resets the orietation of the model to that used on Page 2. It changes the protein representation to strands and colors it white.
	Rasmol script commands placed in a separate text file named "scriptA.spt" and sent to a *Chime* by adding the script='script Page6_Media/scriptA.spt' attribute to the embedded button. This push button turns on a spacefill model for the substrate and colors it according to atom type (cpk). It also resets the orietation of the model to that used on Page 2. It changes the protein representation to cartoon and colors it according to secondary structure.
	This toggle button turns on and off the spinning.

To insert a table:

Place the Rasmol script commands in a plain text file. Each command is placed on a separate line, without semicolons. GoLive has a simple text editor that can be used for this purpose; it is opened by selecting File>New Special>Text Document from the File menu.

The script file that was used for the second button in the above table is shown below:

After creating the script file save it to a location within your site folder. In the above case the file was saved within the Page6_Media folder, which is within the Pages folder. The name that was given to this file is scriptA.spt. The file extension ".spt" should be used when naming script files. Below is a picture of the site management window which shows the location of this file within the site. Double-clicking on the script file in the site manager window will open it for editing in the text editor.

To load this script file, the second button in the table below uses the script attribute having the value script 'Page6_Media/scriptA.spt'. This done by selecting the button and then selecting the Attrib tab in the Inspector palette:

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