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

Ch. 13 - Macro ScriptingRUN REPORTPurpose and UseThe RUN REPORT Command instructs the program to automatically execute a report file.The Macro Window and RUN REPORTWhen the RUN REPORT Command is selected from the command selection pane in the MacroWindow the command will be inserted just below the previously highlighted command in thedevelopment pane of the Macro Window.Window specific to RUN REPORTWhen RUN REPORT is selected, a Run Report window will appear over the Macro Window. Itwill ask the user to define a number of inputs needed to define the report to be accessed.Generic Example using RUN REPORTBegin Macro (automatically added when the window is opened)Begin LoopCommand A1Command B1Command C1Command D1End LoopCommand E1Run ReportEnd Macro (automatically added when the window is opened)In the generic example, the RUN REPORT Command will initiate the opening and display (orprinting) of the specified report.EXECUTE OS COMMANDPurpose and UseThe EXECUTE OS COMMAND instructs the program to run an executable file from outside ofthe SPOT program, and allows the user to automatically open that file as part of the macroprogram. Users who are familiar with DOS will recognize this as a DOS command line.The Macro Window and EXECUTE OS COMMANDWhen the EXECUTE OS COMMAND is selected in the command selection pane, the commandwill be placed just below the previously highlighted command in the development pane of theMacro Window.Window specific to EXECUTE OS COMMAND264 User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera