Have macros been made "portable"?

geoffreykidd · Post by **geoffreykidd** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:11 pm

So they can travel from machine to machine? I'm all-portable, since I need my textpad settings at home and work, but macros don't carry, at least in 6.1.3.

Post by **MudGuard** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:03 pm

Macros always were portable - they are stored in files - one macro per file.

Configure - Preferences - Folders
tells you in which folder they are stored/expected.

geoffreykidd · Post by **geoffreykidd** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:23 pm

It will work for me, since I run TextPad between work and home machines and it's *always* my "K:" drive. I can't specify the drive letter/directory relative to the directory from which TextPad is running, which I regard as "true portability," but, as noted, it will work well enough.

Thank you.

kengrubb · Post by **kengrubb** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 2:35 am

I have a licensed personal copy of TP at home, but a licensed copy at work that I persuaded them to buy. My Macros are at C:\blah-blah-blah#1 at home but at C:\blah-blah-blah#2 at work.

I am not following the problem. Each separate installation of TP can have the Macros in different locations.

wangna · Post by **wangna** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:00 am

So they can travel from machine to machine? I'm all-portable, since I need my textpad settings at home and work, but macros don't carry, at least in 6.1.3.

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geoffreykidd · Post by **geoffreykidd** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:14 am

That's why I did what I did. My portable drive is always set to be the "K:" drive on my home and work machines, then I configured the macros to be stored in K:\Textpad\Macros\

geoffreykidd · Post by **geoffreykidd** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:15 am

geoffreykidd wrote:That's why I did what I did. My portable drive is always set to be the "K:" drive on my home and work machines, then I configured the macros to be stored in K:\Textpad\Macros\

And it doesn't work. I have one macro in the directory, but now it shows as grayed out both at home and work. I *reallyreallyrelly* need that macro to work in both places.

What have I done wrong and how do I fix it, please?