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Example: Create a macro that will exit to DOS after saving all open files.
Each built-in application needs the same basic sequence: return to its “main
screen,” save an open file if it exists, and quit. This macro systematically performs
these operations on each of the resident applications, before moving to the DOS
prompt.
1. Quit Setup, move to any application, and press:
MENU) (F)(S) ENTER) FE) MENU) (@)
(123) ESO) ESO)ESO) ESOESI ESO) ESOESO (MENY (F)(S) Temps ave . WK 1 ENTER)
MENY([@Q(Y), (EXMENUIFYSIENTER)(Y) MENU)(@Q)
(P)MENU)(F)(S)ENTER)(Y)(MENU)(@), (D)(MENU)(FISJENTER]Y]MENU[Q)
(©) EscJEscIEsc)(Q)Q]MENU]Q), (©) seT _uPJESCIEsc]e]Q]Q)
[other applications go here]*
EMeN), (SJCHARHF1)
As written via the above keystrokes, the macro leaves you at the Filer menu after
closing all other applications;** it does not actually invoke DOS, because, in Learn
Mode, you would have entered DOS and thus been unable to end the macro. So
you need to go to User Mode and edit the macro to add the command toinvoke DOS:
Press , make sure that the macro assigned to (F1)is highlighted and
press (AEI=ER). You can now type in a description ofthe macro: Close all
and exit to DOS. Then move the cursor to the end of the macro listing and
insert S (for the (Slystem command that takes you to DOS). Now press
MEER), Eso), (Q) to quit Setup.
*The macro created above assumes that you have no other System Manager-compliant applications
(those with a «E®M suffix) assigned to other keys. If you do have them assigned, then you must
do the “save-and-quit” procedure for each those applications as well; insert those keystrokes where
it says “other applications go here.”
**Whenever you use this macro, the current 1-2-3 spreadsheet that you were using is saved as
Tempsave. WK1 and the previous contents of that file moved to Tempsave .BAK. If you
have no current spreadsheet open when you execute this macro, a blank worksheet is stored as
Tempsave .WK1, moving the previously saved version to Tempsave .BAK. If you were to
initiate the macro again without renaming any files, then both Tempsave .WK1 and
Tempsave .BAK will contain blank worksheets and any previously saved worksheets that you
had stored in them will be lost. This means that you must, as soon as possible, rename any
spreadsheets saved by means of this macro. For more about keeping your data safe, see page 130.
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