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[learn390]

Hi

I have been using EXTRA Basic Macro for quite sometimein our mainframe shop to do automated data entry. We have a licensed version of attachmate extra ver 6.5. Can somebody point me to where I can get some detail and indepth documentation about using macros. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[calculus]

Here are some FAQ's I've written:

faq99-4087 I'm ready for Extra Basic... now what?
faq99-4069 How do I use VB(A) to manipulate attachmate (6.5+)?
faq99-4068 How do I get data to Excel?

Most of what I've learned is through the help files. There are nice list of available Functions.

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[learn390]

Hi Calculus,

I had already looked at your FAQ before I posted for help. Thanks Anyway. I do have one specific question which I would like an answer for. I have a macro which gets data from a GUI and does some data entry. One of the components on this GUI is a text field. When i run the macro, the GUI is displayed correctly. I want to position the cursor on one particular text box, which is the logical starting point for data entry for the user. I know that MoveTo command does this on the Host screen, but how do I accomplish this on my GUI. Any ideas ???

Thanks.


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[calculus]

Assuming you mean a dialog box, make it the first listed userinput inside the box code and it should be where your cursor appears.

Sorry there's not much info out there about Extra!Macros, that's why I'm trying to compile some info. Do you not have extensive help files on your system? That's where I learned 99% of my info.

Here's some code I've used in the past:

DialogBox:
Begin Dialog POData 135, 60, 180, 135
Caption TitleBarText$

Text 68,30,50,15, "PO Number:"
TextBox 76,40,24,12, .PO

....
....

In this case the textbox "PO" is where the cursor appears since it's listed first.

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