START Macro Command

Starts a macro or menu. 

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.  

Note: 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 you are invited to select the required macro from several.

Example

!start MYMAC Macro to validate data.

Related topics and activities:

• END Macro Command

• PAUSE Macro Command

• MACST Macro Command

• MACEND Macro Command