# Dynamo Player - Task Dialog **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 3, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728 "2017-08-03T20:32:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pierre\_Roberson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@Pierre\_Roberson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Pierre_Roberson)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/1 "2017-08-03T20:32:32Z")
Is there a way to run a script through Dynamo player that pops up a dialog box that the user can type a value into. The value would be pushed into dynamo (possibly python) to allow the script to finish ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Woodcock1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58f4c7/32.png) [@Daniel\_Woodcock1](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Daniel_Woodcock1)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/2 "2017-08-03T20:33:37Z")
Try using the Datashapes package. ---
**Author:** ![Pierre\_Roberson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@Pierre\_Roberson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Pierre_Roberson)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/3 "2017-08-03T20:35:29Z")
I’m really trying to avoid using packages - this is for an office wide workflow implementation. Single click is the easiest for non dynamo users. ---
**Author:** ![Brendan\_Cassidy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/brendan_cassidy/32/7685_2.png) [@Brendan\_Cassidy](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Brendan_Cassidy)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/4 "2017-08-03T20:37:33Z")
Use datashapes or code your own via python are the only options at the moment for revit 2017 For revit 2018 and if you are on subscription get 2018.1 and use the new dynamo player, note it will not do excatly what you want but a half way house. ---
**Author:** ![4bimfercesp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b782af/32.png) [@4bimfercesp](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/4bimfercesp)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/5 "2017-08-03T20:41:21Z")
Sorry but you cannot do this without data shapes… ---
**Author:** ![Pierre\_Roberson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@Pierre\_Roberson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Pierre_Roberson)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/6 "2017-08-03T20:48:04Z")
Ok, I will try data-shapes. Has anyone tried using python directly. I am able to bring up a task dialog box in Revit, but I’m not sure how to incorporate fields for text or how to push back into dynamo. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/6/a/6a2c105a6619110a6c704d91b40cabcca03b9f86.png) ---
**Author:** ![Ewan\_Opie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/ewan_opie/32/77070_2.png) [@Ewan\_Opie](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Ewan_Opie)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/7 "2017-08-03T20:59:35Z")
Hi, you may be able to specify some predetermined inputs withing Dynamo and feed them into some deconstructed python scripting from #springnodes for drop-down list .etc Would this be ok to do as a workflow @Dimitar_Venkov ? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/3/7/375450702020cefea14be1df4f1929d874c54f26.png) ---
**Author:** ![4bimfercesp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b782af/32.png) [@4bimfercesp](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/4bimfercesp)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/8 "2017-08-03T21:00:02Z")
Look at data shapes as in a way based on same principle but better…check on forum i think i some post years ago. But data shape is your answer. ---
**Author:** ![jacob.small](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/jacob.small/32/161030_2.png) [@jacob.small](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/jacob.small)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/9 "2017-08-03T22:02:42Z")
Datashapes is the way to go. Install it on the network and set users’ package path to that location. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Woodcock1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58f4c7/32.png) [@Daniel\_Woodcock1](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Daniel_Woodcock1)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/10 "2017-08-04T10:08:32Z")
As @jacob.small suggested. Put the package library on a network location and set the path in the manage package paths settings. This is what we do at our firm also. ---
**Author:** ![Einar\_Raknes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/einar_raknes/32/8566_2.png) [@Einar\_Raknes](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Einar_Raknes)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/11 "2017-08-04T10:16:19Z")
Here is an example I copied and pasted from this site: [http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ironpython/winforms/part5.shtml](http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ironpython/winforms/part5.shtml) ``` import clr clr.AddReference('System.Windows.Forms') clr.AddReference('System.Drawing') from System.Drawing import Point from System.Windows.Forms import Application, Button, Form, Label, TextBox class SimpleTextBoxForm(Form): def __init__ (self): self.Text = "Simple TextBox Example" self.Width = 300 self.Height = 200 self.label = Label() self.label.Text = "Nothing So Far" self.label.Location = Point(25, 25) self.label.Height = 25 self.label.Width = 250 self.textbox = TextBox() self.textbox.Text = "The Default Text" self.textbox.Location = Point(25, 75) self.textbox.Width = 150 self.button1 = Button() self.button1.Text = 'Press Me' self.button1.Location = Point(25, 125) self.button1.Click += self.update self.button2 = Button() self.button2.Text = 'Reset' self.button2.Location = Point(125, 125) self.button2.Click += self.reset self.AcceptButton = self.button1 self.CancelButton = self.button2 self.Controls.Add(self.label) self.Controls.Add(self.textbox) self.Controls.Add(self.button1) self.Controls.Add(self.button2) def update(self, sender, event): self.label.Text = self.textbox.Text def reset(self, sender, event): self.label.Text = "Nothing So Far" self.textbox.Text = "The Default Text" form = SimpleTextBoxForm() form.ShowDialog() ``` ![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/8/6/866bf079f65f479bfbd4960cbdf37d231e60cba3.png) ---
**Author:** ![Pierre\_Roberson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@Pierre\_Roberson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Pierre_Roberson)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/12 "2017-08-08T14:26:09Z")
Thanks all, I tried Data-Shapes and it works great! I appreciate all of the responses. ---
**Author:** ![Pierre\_Roberson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@Pierre\_Roberson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Pierre_Roberson)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/13 "2017-08-08T14:30:59Z")
Thanks for this. I am going to go ahead with Data-shapes since its already done. I was unaware that we could set the path for packages, which is very helpful as well. ---
**Author:** ![Konrad\_K\_Sobon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/konrad_k_sobon/32/8838_2.png) [@Konrad\_K\_Sobon](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Konrad_K_Sobon)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/14 "2017-08-08T15:16:46Z")
@Pierre_Roberson, sure you can use an external package, but if you don’t want to create a dependency, you can always just copy the Python node out of the custom node, and paste that directly on canvas. That will give you all of the functionality that Data Shapes offers, but no need to have it installed. Of course that will also result in you missing out on any future fixes or updates. ---
**Author:** ![Pierre\_Roberson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@Pierre\_Roberson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Pierre_Roberson)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-player-task-dialog/13728/15 "2017-08-08T17:17:09Z")
Thanks Konrad