#!F-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--18* #!N #!CSeaGreen #!N #!Rlodmac Loading Macros #!N #!EC #!N #!N For a macro to be available for use, it must be loaded into the tool palette. To load a saved macro: #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18* #!N #!N #!I30 #!N 1. Select the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Load Macro... #!EF option from the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* File #!EF pull-down menu in the VPE. A file selection dialog box appears. For information about how to use the dialog box, see #!Lfsbox,dxall358 h File Selection Dialog Boxes #!EL . #!N #!I30 #!N 2. Use the dialog box to locate the macro you want to load, and select the desired file. The macro name appears on the tool palette under its assigned category. #!N #!I30 #!N 3. You can also load all the macros in a selected directory by clicking on #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Load All Macros #!EF in the dialog box. #!N Note: If the macro you loaded has the same name as a macro previously loaded, the "new" macro replaces the earlier one, whether or not they were assigned to the same category. #!N #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N #!N When the new macro is available for use, it is listed in the tool palette as a member of the category you assigned it to. For example, the MapAndDeform macro would be listed under the MyMacros category. #!N #!N When you save a visual program which uses a macro, the path to the macro is saved in the visual program. When you reload the visual program, the macro will automatically be loaded for you from the same location, so it will only be necessary to explicitly load the macro if it has been moved to a new location. You can also easily see what macros need to be included with a visual program, if for example, you are sending a visualization program to another user. Simply look at the top of the .net file for the list of referenced macros. #!N #!N You can configure Data Explorer to automatically load macros from a specified directory when you begin the Data Explorer program. To do this, use the -macros #!F-adobe-times-bold-i-normal--18* pathlist #!EF option when starting Data Explorer, where #!F-adobe-times-bold-i-normal--18* pathlist #!EF specifies one or more paths where the macros can be found. Alternatively, you can use the #!F-adobe-times-bold-i-normal--18* DXMACROS #!EF environment variable. For more information on how to do this, see #!Lenvar,dxall276 h Using Environment Variables #!EL , and #!Lenvvar,dxall684 h Environment Variables #!EL . #!N #!N #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* Next Topic #!EF #!N #!N #!Lumacvp,dxall438 h Using Macros in a Visual Program #!EL #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* #!N
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