BUG with Macros on 5.1
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:04 pm
BUG with Macros on 5.1
I was going to write a response on how to run a macro on many files but when I tested my method - which I have used in the past especially for year 2000 work, it would not run.
Normally what you do to make an edit on many files with one keystroke is:
Create a file with a list of files (including paths or URL address) - this is easy using the DOS "Dir" and saving to a text file.
Then create a Macro to:
CTRL + Home to go to the top of the file.
Select the first entry.
CTRL + SHFT + G this opens the highlighted file and it gets focus.
Run your edit macro or find replace etc.....
Save and Close the file
Focus goes back to the list of files
Go down to the next line and highlight.
Execute the macro to run on the file list and that is that.......But.
Now when I go to record the macro I cannot close the file "CTRL+SHFT+G" opens!! - why? bug?
I was going to write a response on how to run a macro on many files but when I tested my method - which I have used in the past especially for year 2000 work, it would not run.
Normally what you do to make an edit on many files with one keystroke is:
Create a file with a list of files (including paths or URL address) - this is easy using the DOS "Dir" and saving to a text file.
Then create a Macro to:
CTRL + Home to go to the top of the file.
Select the first entry.
CTRL + SHFT + G this opens the highlighted file and it gets focus.
Run your edit macro or find replace etc.....
Save and Close the file
Focus goes back to the list of files
Go down to the next line and highlight.
Execute the macro to run on the file list and that is that.......But.
Now when I go to record the macro I cannot close the file "CTRL+SHFT+G" opens!! - why? bug?