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macro to run another macro

jsweatherbie — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:44:02 GMT

string list options={"STANDARD","METRIC"} int i = INPUT CHOICE $options "What do you want?" string tpName = $options[$i] MACRO PAUSE "Choose a hole to TAP" + crlf + "Click RESUME to continue" + crlf + "To find pitch for standard its 1.00 / P [TPI]" switch $i { case 0 "i want a macro to run here" break case 1 "i want the other option to run here" }

trying to get macros to run after answering the question...

can you make it specify exactly where like " C:/pc/desktop/"

Re: macro to run another macro

Sean570 — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:49:22 GMT

You just write MACRO and write the filepath after.

MACRO "C:\folderwithmacros\iAmAMacro.mac"

You should really look at the macro programming guide since this is all in there.

Re: macro to run another macro

jsweatherbie — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 12:09:37 GMT

i seriously tried that and it didnt work the first time ...... or i didnt type it correctly