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6.7.3 Assigning Macros to Buttons

 

 

Only macros present in the DATAEXPLORER.VB6 file can be

 

 

 

 

 

 

assigned to buttons and run in the Data Explorer software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: If you have installed a new version of Data Explorer

 

 

 

software, new macros may be provided. New macros are

 

 

 

not available for use until you import them into the Data

 

 

 

Explorer project. For information, see Section 6.7.7,

 

 

 

Importing or Exporting Macros in DATAEXPLORER.VB6.

 

 

 

 

Assigning a

You can assign macros to 10 buttons. To assign a macro:

macro to a button

1. From the Tools menu, select Assign Macro.

 

The Assign Macro dialog box (Figure 6-24)is

 

displayed.

Figure 6-24 Assign Macro Dialog Box

2.Select the button to assign from the list on the left, and the macro to assign from the list on the right.

3.Click Assign.

The macro button in the toolbar to which you assigned the macro turns from gray to green (if it did not previously have a macro assigned to it).

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