Macro Express Training

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Macro Express Training

• Staff Empowerment

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A New Macro

• The Macro Explorer window appears when you open
  Macro Express. The first thing to do create a
  new main macro file. Click on the new file icon
  in the top left corner. Name your file Orders,
  Circ, Catalog, anything!

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Creating a Macro

• Now, you can click on the new macro button at the
  top or double click in the white space below the
  list of macros.
• When the Add Macro box appears choose No
  Activation for your Default Activation, and then
  click on the Scripting Editor.
• Start using commands to form the structure of
  your macro

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The Commands

• You will see a list of the commands available to
  you on the left hand side of the scripting editor
  window.

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Getting Help

• Alt-h will give you access to your help options
• There are over 400 pages of help files at your
  disposal
• If you would like to know what a command does
  (Highlight Command and hit ltF1gt)

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Properties some things to remember

• Name your macro!
• If/When setting an activation make sure that
  there is not a conflict with another program.
• Icons can be changed if desired.

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Scope- Do this!

• You want to narrow your scope as much as possible
  without interfering with the operation of the
  macro
• This will mostly be done at the program level.
  You want to include in this list the program that
  the macro starts in, not all the programs used in
  the macro.

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Notes-

• Enter all the information in this area that is
  pertinent to the users operation of the macro.
• These are remarks that do not necessarily need to
  be added as remarks in the macro script. (e.g.
  What programs need to be running for the macro to
  work, what module to start in etc)

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Testing your macro

• You want to make sure your macro works, so test
  it as much as possible.
• No matter how much you fix it, something will
  always be broken. So it is wise to always remain
  vigilant.
• If creating an Aleph macro use the Test Client.

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Macro Express

• A new beginning!

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