Macro dialog:

Macro dialog opens when you click Macro button on the bottom row of any Full Dialog. This option allows you to run any Vedit macro once for each file specified.

These fields and options are available in the Macro dialog (in addition to the common options):

Macro dialog, 'Simple Dialogs' version.


Open as read-only
- The file is opened in read-only mode. Speeds up the operation somewhat, and protects file from accidental changes.
Macro file:
- Enter full path to the macro to be executed on each file. Alternatively, you can use the "Browse" button.
Browse
- Click this button to interactively browse for the macro to be executed.
Pause after each screenful.
- If your command displays something and you have selected many files, the text might scroll out of display before you can read it. If you chec this checkbox, the display is stopped after each screenful of text and you are prompted to continue execution.

Related topics:

Options dialog
Command dialog
Fields common to all main dialogs
Additional fields in Full Dialog
Wildfile - Multi file processing