Microsoft KB Archive/35837

Macro Ability to Turn Screen Update On and Off

PSS ID Number: Q35837 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

The reserved variable “echo” will be added. The value of echo can be changed using the set statement. The two echo states are as follows:

< > updates the screen as the macro executes. This will be the default.

< > suppresses screen update.

You can query on echo to determine the current echo state. The following is an example:

< >…

If echo is set to an invalid value (text), the macro will abort with the message “invalid value for reserved variable, macro aborted.”

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