diff --git a/script/test.py b/script/test.py
index 578f4ea..a1e012b 100644
--- a/script/test.py
+++ b/script/test.py
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 from startup import *
-
+import ch.psi.utils.swing.SwingUtils as SwingUtils
 
       
 def test1():    
     print beam_ref.read()
     update()
 
+def getString(msg, default = None, alternatives = None):
+    if alternatives is None:
+        return SwingUtils.getString(None,msg, default)
+    else:
+        return SwingUtils.getString(None,msg, alternatives, default)
+
+
+print test1()
+#print getString("Enter", "a1", ["a1", "a2"] )
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