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Re: iSeries Access Macros

Hey, Paul
I don't know about the traditional macro style - since it is in a file, it seems there should not be - certainly not the finite limit of the old 5250 keyboard.
But there is also the VBA style of macro - I have to believe this has less of a limitation than the traditional PC5250 macro language. Not sure why I think this, except for the "standard" nature of VBA.
And you can call a macro from another macro - even itself - there is a limit (stack, I suppose) of 15 or 16 such calls, then it quits. 

Just a thought
Vern

At 09:50 AM 10/13/2005, you wrote:


Does anybody know if there is a maximum number of keystrokes that can be
contained in a macro?

I'm doing a conversion process on a software package where the conversion
engine is not running on all cylinders. Instead of being able to perform a
blanket import of all the data for a company and all of its division
numbers, I'm required to enter each of the 20+ division numbers
individually. Plus, there are 15 different menu options requiring me to do
this.

I'd like to be able to record a macro for one of the menu items (menu
number/company/division/run-time options/enter) and duplicate it for the
other menu options.
That way, instead of hundreds of keystrokes each time we test the import
data, I fire off only the 15 macros.
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Paul Nelson
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