Can't get custom palette command to work

[Julio_Soto]

I don't really understand what AS is doing here for these commands. It doesn't look like a typical ACAD macro.  I want a command that will mark parts connected in the shop and select them in one shot. I saw some examples in the pinned thread above but I can't get them to work. They will run the first part of the command then stop.

this is my macro

^C^C_AstM4SwitchReprMode_ MAINSTRUCTURE _AstM4CommSelectMarkedObjects

This only gets as far as marking parts connected in the shop, but it won't execute the selection part.  What am I missing here?

[Anonymous]

Is your command in Tool palette (XML) or in Ribbon (command macro)? The lokation make the difference for the syntax.

Command macro partial example: ^C^C_ AstM4SwitchReprMode;MAINSTRUCTURE;

Your example is the syntax in XML for Tool palette

[Anonymous]

Here are some more examples:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/advance-steel-forum/advance-steel-custom-commands-share-your-ideas/td...

[Julio_Soto]

I am trying to do it in the Xml file 

[Anonymous]

Then look at the syntaxs here: AstPaletteData_User.xml

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Advance Steel xxxx\xxx\Steel\Support\Toolbars

[crydee-AG1]

HI,

I would always use semi-colons ; instead of spaces. The semi-colon is the equivalent of pressing Return on the keyboard. You need one (or a space) at the end of your string too or the select command is never actually entered.