Re: Macros (AppleWorks UltraMacros)

[Robert Boucher <boucher1@alumni.texas.net>]

thanks, but I am not using dot commands in this macro.

In article <C36A65A1.3CA5%NoMoreSpam@haha.net>,
 NoMoreSpam <NoMoreSpam@haha.net> wrote:

> Robert,
> 
> Several UltraMacros 'dot' commands rely upon expressing the category as an
> integer, rather than as a string name.
> 
> Deleting a couple of categories may have reshuffled the deck, so to speak.
> (e.g. - If Category 'Name' was #7, and previously defined Categories 'Phone'
> and 'Zip' are deleted, 'Name' _may_ now become #5.)
> 
> Without AppleWorks in front of me, I can't remember if the category
> 'numbers' correlate with the order they are shown on the screen, or whether
> the numbers correspond with the order in which they were created. I
> _believe_ it is the latter.
> 
> I would look at your macro source code and subtract '2', recompile, and try
> again.
> 
> Hugh...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > From: Robert Boucher <boucher1@alumni.texas.net>
> > Organization: Road Runner High Speed Online http://www.rr.com
> > Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
> > Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:56:21 -0600
> > Subject: Macros
> > 
> > For a number of years I have used a macro with an AW DB file. The macro
> > does one of two things depending upon which category the cursor is in.
> > One of the two actions of the macro quit working correctly after I
> > removed two unused categories in the DB file, neither of which was used
> > in the macro or even shown on any screen.
> > 
> > Are macros structured so that the category location in the file
> > definition must remain the same?