Macro Element

Author-it XML Format

Description

Macro Procedure - Icon
The Windows 95/98 Help engine supports over 100 different help macros which you execute from different points during the use of the Help. The Macro Procedure object is a Help-only object and allows you to define a series of macros a single macro procedure. Reference these using other objects, such as a Media object, to execute the macros at the required execution points.

The Macro element represents an Author-it Macro Procedure object, and contains all of its properties.

Attributes

Attribute Name

Optional

Data Type

Values

wordcount

Yes

Integer

>= 0

Parent Element

Objects

Children

Element

Optional

Object

No

HelpActions

Yes

Sample XML

<Macro>
+ <Object>
- <HelpActions>
- <Action>
<Name>CloseWindow</Name>
<Parameters>Main</Parameters>
</Action>
</HelpActions>
</Macro>