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Editing an Action Macro
When editing an action macro, the action macro files that are found in the
paths defined by the system variables ACTRECPATH and ACTPATHare loaded.
If more than one action macro file has the same name, the first action macro
file that is found is loaded into the Action Recorder. The other files with the
same names are ignored and not loaded.
To identify the path of a loaded action macro, select the action macro from
the Action Macros drop-down list and expand the Action Recorder panel.
Right-click the action macro’s node in the Action tree and click Properties. In
the Action Macro dialog box, the path to the action macro file is displayed in
the Folder Path text box.
Playing Back an Action Macro
When playing back an action macro, you should be aware of the following:
■ When playing back an action macro, the results of an action macro may
vary from those achieved when initially recording the action macro due
to differences between the drawing settings in the current drawing and
the one open when the action macro was recorded.
■ When playing back an action macro that displays a dialog box, the macro
will pause and wait until the dialog box is dismissed after changes are
made. If the dialog box is canceled, the macro will continue to play back
but the results may differ from those expected.
■ When playing back an action macro that contains commands defined with
AutoLISP, ObjectARX, or .NET assemblies, playback of the action macro
will fail if the files that define the commands are not loaded. If an action
macro references a VBA macro, the playback of the action macro will fail
if the project file is not loaded.
Exchanging Action Macros
When exchanging action macros with others, you should be aware of the
following:
■ Action macros recorded with one of the AutoCAD based vertical products
may not play back correctly based on the commands that were used when
the action macro was recorded.
■ Action macros may not play back correctly when recorded in one language
of AutoCAD and then played back with a different language of AutoCAD.
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