SPOT 4.1 Basic and Advanced Software Manual for SPOT Insight ...

Ch. 13 - Macro ScriptingModify – This command allows the user to modify any of the settings associated with any command in thedevelopment pane. The modify command can only be accessed with commands that have underlying userdefined settings.Delete – The delete button will delete any and all highlighted commands within the Macro developmentpane. The only exception to this is deletion of the Begin Macro and last End Macro command in theMacro. These cannot be deleted.Disable – The disable command box located just below the development pane allows the user to selectivelyturn off (disable) any commands located between the Begin Macro and End Macro commands. This allowsa user to temporarily remove certain procedures from a Macro without having to Delete them.If you would like to select a group of commands, highlight the first in the group in the development pane,hold the control key (Windows) and continue to highlight all other commands you would like to disable.Once all commands are selected, activate the Disabled box. All selected commands will be placed inparentheses, thus indicating that they areno longer commands that will be executedas part of the Macro.For example, in the following Macro, theRotate Left and Sharpen commands havebeen selected and disabled.This macro can still be played, however,the Rotate Left and Sharpen commandswill be ignored.Save – The user may save the macro at anytime by selecting this button. Like anyprogram or application being developed,this saves all modifications being made to limit the loss of data in the event of a program interruption orcrash. The user will be prompted for a filename only once when a new macro is being developed. Afterthat, Save automatically saves to the active filename.Save As – Like the save command, this allows the user to actively save the modified program at any time.However this command is best utilized for saving the modified file under a new file name, thus maintainingthe original file structure with the original filename.In this case, the user will be prompted to select a filename for the Macro to be saved. The default filenamewill be the current filename of the open Macro.Record – This allows the user to quickly exit the Macro Window and begin developing the macro throughuse of the record feature. This feature is explained in greater detail in the following pages.Play – This command allows the user to immediately begin playing the active macro or any other macrowithout having to manually close the macro Window.Close – This command allows the user to close the Macro Window. If commands have been added to anew macro or if an existing macro has been modified, a window will appear and ask if the user would liketo save the macro.Help – This command allows the user to access the online help area of the SPOT software without closingthe macro window.240 User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera