Executing a Journal From a Macro, with User Dialog Entry

[jmarkus]

OK, in my last post I learned that I cannot execute an NXOpen DLL from Journal->Play.

I can, however, do it from Macro->Play, but I need to launch my Journal from my macro.

All is well, except when my Journal opens a file selection dialog box and my keyboard doesn't respond. It's like the macro locked out the keyboard until it is done. I tried recording the macro with "user entry on dialog boxes" turned on, but it didn't change what was recorded.

Any ideas how I can accomplish my task?

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[JohnRBaker]

Why are you attempting to launch the Journal from a Macro? What is it that you're trying to accomplish which you can't do by just launching the Journal directly?

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[jmarkus]

As part of the routine I am automating, I need to launch an NXOpen DLL (as one would from File->Execute->NXOpen). The VB.NET journal doesn't let me do that. The macro does. So I figured I can "wrap" my Journal in a macro and execute the DLL from the macro. The problem is my Journal calls a file dialog box and somehow the macro prevents keyboard activity while it is running.

Jeff

 

[jmarkus]

I thought I was onto something when I saw:

Preferences→User Interface→Display Dialogs in Playback option

in the documentation, but that doesn't seem to help either.

Jeff

 

[PeterOliver]

Jeff,

I am also attempting to call a .dll code either within, or immediately following, my journal file (as a result of some error that won't let me change the color of curves I extracted in my journal).

I landed on both your last post (

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=327153)

and this one while trying to find a solution to the exact same problem...so please update this if you have found a solution. I also can not find a way to let me access my Journal's user interface while calling it with a macro, and I can't find out a way to call either the .dll or a macro which calls the .dll using journal.

Anyhow, I'd love to hear if you've gotten anywhere with this.

Thanks,
Peter

 

[jmarkus]

Peter,

Unfortunately, I'm still struggling with this and I have yet to find a solution.

Jeff