===== External script =====
External scripts is the functionality provided by PMA.core to configure and execute command line scripts via  PMA.core itself. 

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==== Adding a new script ====
To configure a new script you need to provide the following information describing the script you want to execute and the parameters passed to it
^ Setting ^ Description ^
|Name| A unique name for the script used to fetch it and distinguish from other|
|Command| The command line to execute, a bat file, cmd file or exe|
|Arguments| The arguments passed to the script |
|Parameters| A dynamic list of parameters passed to the script by PMA.core|

The following types of parameters are supported
^ Parameter ^ Description^
| Number | A number parameter |
| Path | A path parameter i.e. a slide path |
| String| A string parameter|
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==== Executing an script ====
To execute an external script after adding and configuring it you have to utilize the 
[[https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.core.api/#/Script/ExternalScripts_Run|Scripts Run]] API