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CHAPTER 2 - MACROS AND VISUAL BASIC
ZEISS
Macros
ELYRA 7
4
000000-2262-999
03/2019 V_02
Macros are stored and managed in project files
(*.lvb). Before you can record or edit a macro, you
have to create a project as follows:
•
Press the
New
button to create a project file
(see Fig. 4).
−
A new project is created and displayed in the
Project
selection box. The project name is
automatically default (LSM followed by a
number), but can be edited afterwards.
To activate an existing project, proceed as follows:
•
Press the
Load
button.
−
The
Open
window will be opened (see
•
Select the relevant project file (data extension:
*.lvb
) from the
Macros
list box. Click on the
Open
button.
−
The project file will be opened and the
macros contained in it are displayed in the
Project
selection box of the
Macro Control
window. You can use the pull down menu
to load any listed Macro.
Recorded macros are stored in main memory first.
Before the macros can be assigned to the list in the
Macro
submenu, the project must be stored on
the hard disk.
•
Press the
Save
button under the project name
in the
Macro Control
window and determine
the file name in the
Project
selection box, if
required (see Fig. 6).
Fig. 4
Macro panel with new Macro assigned
Fig. 5
Open window
Fig. 6
Macro panel with existing Macro
assigned