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Variable Events:
l A macro can be run when a new value is directly entered into a specified Variable (page 171).
l A macro can be run when the value of the specified variable changes as a result of changes in other
variables or the logical state of the document.
Macros that are invoked from variable events are created from the Document Properties: Triggers (page
425) page.
Macro Editor:
Irrespective of how they are triggered, macros are created and edited in the Edit Module (page 875) dialog.
Examples of Macros
This section gives you an example of a VBScript macro, which can be very useful.
Using VBScript Input Boxes for User Interaction
rem ** Clear selections, ask for product, **
rem ** select that product, **
rem ** go to sheet "Market", **
rem ** show pivot table "Sales" **
Sub ChooseValue
Set q = ActiveDocument
q.ClearAll (false)
Set f = q.Fields("Model Name")
x = inputbox ("Enter product")
f.Select(x)
set s = q.Sheets("Market")
s.Activate
s.SheetObjects("Sales").Activate
end sub
79.2 Special Library Functions for JScript
Whereas the standard VBScript functions InputBox and MsgBox can be used freely in VBScript macros, no
direct counterpart is available when using JScript. For this purpose a special library qvlib has been added for
these actions. The functions are demonstrated in the example below.
// JScript
function Test()
{
personName = qvlib.InputBox("What is you name?")
msg = "Hello " + personName + " !"
qvlib.MsgBox(msg)
}
The qvlib functions actually work also in VBScript macros as shown in the example below, but in this case
you might as well use the generic VBScript functions InputBox and MsgBox.
874
rem VBScript
sub TestModule