Microsoft KB Archive/57989

Works 2.00: Cannot Cancel Macro During Variable Input

PSS ID Number: Q57989 Article last modified on 06-12-1996

2.00

MS-DOS

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When playing a Works version 2.00 macro containing a variable input pause, you cannot cancel the macro during variable input. If you attempt to cancel playback by pressing ALT+/, the message “End of input” will appear. When you press ENTER, the macro resumes. This is intended functionality.

If you want to have the option to cancel a macro during variable input, load the macro definition file MACROS.INI after recording the macro, and add a short PAUSE immediately following the variable input pause (represented by ) in the macro definition.

Now when you press ALT+/ during a variable input to pause and respond to the “End of input” message by pressing ENTER, the macro resumes playback. However, because you have inserted a short PAUSE at this point, you can cancel the macro before it executes by promptly pressing ALT+/ again.

For more information on advanced macro features, see Appendix E of the “Microsoft Works Reference” for version 2.00 manual.

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