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Editing Macros using Menus
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The Off Line Edit menu (7142.3) appears, and the selected
macro register or macro file is recalled, enabling offline
editing.
If the selected register is locked, [Off Line Edit] is
disabled, and it is not possible to display the Off Line Edit
menu.
Off Line Edit menu
a
Register or file number
Shows the number of the register or file being edited.
b
Register or file name
Shows the name of the register or file being edited.
c
Macro listing
Lists the macro events that are saved in the register or file.
The cursor moves to the selected event. Each macro event
consists of the following components, which you can
check in the list.
•
Contents:
Event statement, Continue statement,
comment (#), or event number, as selected in the editing
button group [Contents]
•
Symbol:
Event type (ASCII character string), as
selected in the editing button group [EVNT]
•
Data:
Parameters and data as set in the editing button
group
For details about the event components,
d
Editing button group
This row of buttons shows the components of an event. To
carry out event editing: (1) press an editing button, then (2)
select an item from the list of macro editing candidates,
and repeat this process as required.
e
Macro editing candidate list
Shows the list of editing candidates for the selection from
the editing button group.
f
Insert Before button
Inserts immediately before the event selected in the macro
listing.
g
Append button
Adds an empty row at the end of the macro listing.
h
Delete button
Deletes the event selected in the macro listing.
i
Set button
Reflects the item selected in the macro editing candidate
list, in the macro listing and editing buttons.
j
Store button
Saves the results of the macro register or macro file
editing.
k
Exit button
Closes the Off Line Edit menu without saving the results
of the macro register or macro file editing, and returns to
the File Edit menu.
Carrying out offline editing of macro
events
To insert an event
1
In the macro listing, select the event at the position
where you want to insert, and select one of the
following.
To insert before the event selected in the list:
Press
[Insert Before].
To insert at the end of the list:
Press [Append].
A blank row is added at the end of the macro listing.
2
Press [Contents] in the editing button group.
The following event types appear in the macro editing
candidate list.
Notes
1
Register or file number
2
Register or file name
3
Macro listing
4
Editing button group
5
Macro editing candidate list
6
Insert Before button
7
Append button
8
Delete button
9
Set button
q;
Store button
qa
Exit button
