Specifications

228 Chapter 13
Use of Macros
Making/Editing Macros
E4991A Library
The COM Interface is provided to control the E4991A. In Visual Basic Editor, you can see
a list of COM Interfaces that work with the E4991A by opening the object browser while
programming. This also displays the VBA Syntax and a simple explanation of the E4991A
COM Interface. Since explanations of the E4991A COM Interface are not included in
E4991A VBA help, please refer to
Chapter 18, “COM Interface Reference,” on page 527.
Step 1. Display the object browser by the following menu command.
View - Object Browser
Step 2. Next, select E4991Alib from the Project/Library box to display the E4991A Library.
Step 3. Select the COM Interface that you need. Then, the corresponding E4991A VBA Syntax
and a simple explanation of the selected COM Interface are displayed in the bottom part of
the window.
Figure 13-10 Example of using Object browser
Macro recording
In VBA, Microsoft Excel supports macro record
*1
, but the E4991A VBA does not.
Therefore, you cannot use this function to record a sequence of front panel key, keyboard,
and mouse operations as a macro for later use.
*1. Function to automatically convert performed operations into a macro by recording them.