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EditM.wpm
Enables Use of External Text Editor
for Editing Macros from Within WordPerfect
by
Jeffrey S. Kane, Ph.D.
Performance Sciences International
Summerfield, NC
1. Read the REGISTER.doc, LICENSE.doc, and WARRANTY.doc files distributed
with this macro.
2. Requires:
A. WordPerfect 5.1
B. The presence of the following files in the directory
where your WordPerfect macro files reside:
1) EditMac.bat
2) Macrolst.exe
3) MCompile.exe
4) TildeChk.exe
3. Features:
A. Enables the user to utilize his/her favorite external
text editor (e.g., QEDIT, MultiEdit, VEDIT, Norton
Editor,...Edlin?) to edit any macro while staying within
a keystroke of returning to the place in a WordPerfect
document from which the macro editing originated.
B. The edited macro is recompiled and ready for use as soon
as the user returns to WordPerfect from the editing
session.
C. In short, allows the user to gain the advantage of all
the power and familiarity of his/her text editor to edit
macros without any sacrifice in convenience.
4. Installation:
A. Copy the following files to the directory in which your
WordPerfect macros are located:
1) EditM.wpm
2) EditMac.bat
3) Macrolst.exe
4) MCompile.exe
5) Commands.ref
6) TildeChk.exe
B. If your macro files are NOT located in 'D:\WP51\', then
edit the EditM.wpm macro using WordPerfect's macro editor
(Ctrl-F10 EditM 2). Change the value assigned to the
"WPMDir" variable in the header section to the directory
in which your macro files are located. Be sure to put
the closing "\" at the end of any other directory you
enter.
C. At the DOS command line change to the directory in which
your macro files are located. Use your text editor to
edit the file, EditMac.bat. When you bring this short
batch file up on your editor's screen you'll see a
comment section that instructs you to change the next
command line to reflect the command needed to start your
editor on the file designated by the batch parameters
%2%1.LST. Follow these instructions precisely and then
save the file.
D. With the completion of the above steps, installation is
finished.
5. Operation:
To edit a macro with your external text editor without leaving
WordPerfect, simply run the EditM macro (ALT-F10 EditM
[ENTER]). You will then be prompted to enter the name of the
macro you wish to edit. You need only enter the name without
the .wpm (although the .wpm extension will be accepted). The
macro will then shell to DOS where the batch file will take
over. An ASCII text version of the macro will be created by
MACROLST and you will be placed in an editing session on that
file using your text editor. Make any changes that you wish
to make to the macro. For assistance in the syntax of macro
and keystroke commands, bring up the Commands.ref file in a
separate window in your editor. It contains all of the
commands as well as the number codes for the keystroke
commands. When you're finished, save the macro file and exit
the editor. The compiler will take over at that point and
recompile the macro. You'll then be returned to your
WordPerfect document at the place whence you began the macro
editing.
Note that if either an illegal macro name is specified
or an error occurs during the attempt to recompile the edited
macro, the errors are caught and their correction is required
before the process can proceed further. In the case of
specifying an illegal macro name, the user is alerted to the
fact and returned to WordPerfect where he/she can try again.
If the macro name you specify is legal but no such macro
by that name can be found, it will be assumed that you want
to create a NEW macro by that name. A source file for such
a macro will be created and brought up into your editor with
the macro name and header elements already entered.
If an error occurs during compilation, the user is returned
into his/her editor to correct the problem. If for some reason
you don't want to be returned to the editor (e.g., you've tried
to fix the problem numerous times with no success), just press
Ctrl-BREAK at the point where you're told to press any key and
respond with 'Y' to the prompt 'Cancel Batch Job (Y/N)?'. This
will cause the original version of the .wpm macro file to be
restored and you'll be returned to WordPerfect at the place from
which you started the attempt to edit the macro.
6. Technical support:
Free technical support will be furnished to any licensed user
who calls on weekdays during the hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern) at the following number: (919) 643-3492
We may also be reached by mail at:
Performance Sciences International
Suite 1250
3001 Latta Drive
Summerfield, NC 27358