Re: iSeries Access Macros

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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
> Arbor Solutions, Inc.
> 708-670-6978  Cell
> pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx
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