Use the Macro Editor to view, edit, and execute OS 2200 macros. You can only access macros stored on the Operations Server that hosts the console.
You can only open the Macro Editor from OS 2200 Console View when a view is open. You must be a member of the SPO Administrators or SPO Users group on the Operations Server to use the Macro Editor. SPO Administrators have full access (create, read, edit, and execute). SPO Users only have read and execute access.
Notes:
If you close OS 2200 Console View while the Macro Editor is open, the Macro Editor also closes.
Each instance of OS 2200 Console View can only open one instance of the Macro Editor.
OS 2200 Console View continues to receive and display messages while the Macro Editor is open.
The font face and size of the Macro Editor match those of OS 2200 Console View command line. Changing the font face or size of the command line changes the font face or size in the Macro Editor.
If OS 2200 Console View loses its connection to the console, the Macro Editor closes. If you have made changes to the open macro, you are prompted to save the macro.
The following information describes features and characteristics of the Macro Editor.
Title Bar
The title bar contains the following information:
Name of the macro in the workspace. If this is a new macro, the word "New" appears.
The name of the application.
Name of the current view.
Menus
File
The File menu contains commands that are similar to those of other typical Windows applications.
Edit
The Edit menu contains standard editing features found in most Windows applications.
View
The View menu provides commands to show or hide the toolbar and status bar.
Tools
The Tools menu contains the Execute command. This command executes the commands currently in the workspace. The Execute command is disabled if the workspace is empty.
Help
Displays the Help topics for the Macro Editor.
Workspace
The workspace is the area of the Macro Editor where you enter or edit the macro's commands. Any changes to the contents of the workspace are lost unless you save the workspace.
Each command (line) in the workspace must be 69 characters or fewer. The workspace can contain only printable ASCII characters.