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Invoking An ALT Macro On A Search Line
DocumentID: 651173
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:05 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: Invoking an ALT macro at the Search line leaves "*Please Wait*" on the screen even though the macro works fine. To duplicate: Create a macro that inserts a bullet (Compose 4,0) as Alt-B. Insert the bullet somewhere in a simple document by searching for a certain word and then placing the bullet next to it. Go to the top of the document, press F2, press Alt B; this will leave the message "*Please Wait*" on screen until F2 is pressed again to start the Search. It works, but like the customer said "it could be handled better." If the {Display off} code is removed from the macro, it works fine. Why is this? Solutions: When {Display Off} is used it makes all the macro keystrokes invisible; thus, the "*Please Wait*" message on the screen is invisible. The reason it seems to hang or lock until F2 is pressed is because the macro is suspending the actual keystrokes that the Search feature is looking for. That's why pressing F2 after the "*Please Wait*" message appears, the search continues.

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