Macro Command Help START

 

Macro Command Name	Menu Path	Link to Command Table
START	Access via macro or menu only	Click here

• Introduction
• Example

Introduction

Starts a macro or menu. 

How to use

The START <macroname> command must be the first in a macro or menu.  The <macroname> parameter defines the name of the macro or menu.  It must be unique within a macro library.  a macro name may be up to 8 characters long, and may not start with the characters @, &, * or !.  It should not contain embedded blanks or the characters = > < ' or ,.  Upper and lower case names are considered different.

Following the macro name, a comment may be placed, separated from the macroname by one or more commas.  For example:-

!START mac1 This is a section plotting macro

The macroname and the comment will be shown if the user is invited to select the required macro from several.

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Example

!start MYMAC Macro to validate data.

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