SallySalamander Object
The Salamander object is the root object of the Sally Automation object model hierarchy. It never needs to be instantiated before invoking its properties and methods, and it is always available from any script file.
Methods
| Name | Description |
| AbortScript | Forces script execution to stop. |
| DebugBreak | Breaks into the debugger. |
| ErrorDialog | Displays a dialog box with an error message. |
| GetFullPath | Returns an absolute canonical path for the specified path string. |
| GetPersistentVal | Retrieves a value from persistent storage. |
| InputBox | Allows the user to enter text. |
| MatchesMask | Matches a file name against the specified file mask. |
| MsgBox | Displays a message in a dialog box. |
| OverwriteDialog | Displays a file-overwrite confirmation dialog box. |
| QuestionDialog | Displays a dialog box with a question. |
| SetPersistentVal | Saves a value across script invocations. |
| Sleep | Suspends script execution for a specified length of time. |
| TraceE | Sends an error message to the Trace Server. |
| TraceI | Sends an informational message to the Trace Server. |
| ViewFile | Opens a file in the associated viewer. |
Properties
| Name | Description |
| AutomationVersion | Gets the Automation plugin version number. |
| Forms | Contains objects for creating a user interface. |
| LeftPanel | Gets an instance of the Panel object representing the left panel. |
| ProgressDialog | Gets an instance of the ProgressDialog object representing the progress dialog. |
| RightPanel | Gets an instance of the Panel object representing the right panel. |
| Script | Retrieves the ScriptInfo object that contains information about the currently running script. |
| SourcePanel | Gets an instance of the Panel object representing the source panel. |
| TargetPanel | Gets an instance of the Panel object representing the target panel. |
| Version | Gets the Sally version number. |
| WaitWindow | Gets an instance of the WaitWindow object representing the wait window. |
| WindowsVersion | Gets the Windows operating system packed version number. |
See Also
From the Sally manual (GPL-2.0-or-later), © 1997-2023 Open Salamander Authors; © 2025-2026 Elias Bachaalany. Source: manual source (zip) · original page in the Sally repository