Thermonicolet Omnic Software User's Guide 6.1 (PDF) - Charles E ...

Select the desired item type in the Item Type box and enter the needed
information in the text box below the Item Type box.
The available types and needed information are described in the table below.
Item Type Description Needed Information
Run Basic Macro
Run External
Program
Execute DDE
Command
Runs a macro created using
OMNIC Macros\Basic.
Starts another application
Executes a DDE command
available in OMNIC
Macros\Pro.
Pathname of the
macro.
Pathname of the
external application.
Text of the DDE
command.
If you select Run Basic Macro or Run External Program, the Browse button
becomes available in the Item Type box. You can choose Browse to display a
dialog box that lets you locate and select the needed macro or program file.
Type the name of the button in the Item Name text box. When you later point to
the button in the toolbar in the OMNIC window, this name will appear.
To specify the appearance of the button, click the Browse button in the
Icon/Bitmap box. A dialog box lets you select a file that contains a bitmap or
icon image. (A number of icons are provided with OMNIC and are located in
the Icons directory within the OMNIC directory.) When you select a file, the
image it contains appears as a button below the word “Button.” Choose OK
after you select the desired file. The new button appears in the Icon/Bitmap
box.
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