Difference between revisions of "Editing and Deleting Macros"

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When 'Delete' is selected Flowcode will display a list of its macros, choose the name of the macro from the list and then press the 'Delete' button. Flowcode will first check that the macro is not being called by any of your icons before deleting it.
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When 'Delete' is selected, Flowcode will display a list of its macros, choose the name of the macro from the list and then press the 'Delete' button. Flowcode will first check that the macro is not being called by any of your icons before deleting it.
  
  
When editing a macro Flowcode will open the window containing the macros properties, here you can edit the name, description and parameters (local variables) of the macro.
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When 'Edit' is selected, Flowcode will open the window containing the selected macro's properties, here you can edit the name, description and parameters (local variables) of the macro.
  
  
 
You can also call macros in a Flowchart program using the [[Macro Icon Properties|Macro Icon]], you can then call the macro selected and run the macros functions before returning to the main flowchart.
 
You can also call macros in a Flowchart program using the [[Macro Icon Properties|Macro Icon]], you can then call the macro selected and run the macros functions before returning to the main flowchart.

Revision as of 08:12, 23 September 2013

<sidebar>Sidebar: What Is a Macro?</sidebar>

See Macro Icon Properties

Edit or delete existing macros by selecting the appropriate option from the 'Macro' menu or the 'Macro' section of the Project Explorer.


When 'Delete' is selected, Flowcode will display a list of its macros, choose the name of the macro from the list and then press the 'Delete' button. Flowcode will first check that the macro is not being called by any of your icons before deleting it.


When 'Edit' is selected, Flowcode will open the window containing the selected macro's properties, here you can edit the name, description and parameters (local variables) of the macro.


You can also call macros in a Flowchart program using the Macro Icon, you can then call the macro selected and run the macros functions before returning to the main flowchart.