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Tue 01-10-95
From:Morton F. Kaplon CIS:73457,437
To:Those Interested
Re:MacroPlayBack from Command Line
Some users have indicated an interest in having the capability to play
back macros created with the HOOK program from the command line.
The included program PLAYBACK.EXE does this.
To playback a macro CREATED with HOOK from an OS/2 command line
give the command:
playback macro_file_spec
where MACRO_FILE_SPEC is the complete file specification, including
drive, directory,name and extension of the macro to play back. This
specification was created when the macros was stored to disk by the
HOOK program. The HEX extension is important as the program tests to
see that it exists.
Just before the playback occurs a low beep (f=300,duration = 200 ms)
is given and at the completion of the playback a hihger beep is
given (f = 1000,duration = 200 ms).
If the user is going to assign playing back a particular macro to a
Hot-Key of the HOOK program, then he/she must be careful in the
creation of the macro. If the macro is intended to play a character
string, then in constructing it, the user should include as the first
actions of the macro that of making the intended window the active
focus window with a Mouse activation or some other means. Remember
that the macro uses the DeskTop as it is currently configured and not
as it might have been at the time of the macro creation.
I have not tested this extensively as yet but I have created some
character strings whose macro I have assigned to a Hot Key and with
the above caution obeyed, it works quite satisfactorily. I have also
used it to load programs already assigned to hot Keys intermixed
with other commands in the macro .
I should be interested in receiving any feedback.
Thanks
Morton F. Kaplon