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Storing persistent data Storing persistent data
You can store and retrieve data for a particular macro on the local computer
by using the LocalStore_Write and LocalStore_Read functions. The data
stored by LocalStore_Write can be read back on a separate execution of the
same macro, allowing data to be persisted accross multiple executions. Data
cannot be shared between different macros.
Improving dialog boxes with persistent data
One very useful way to use persistent data is to store and remember user input
for subsequent executions of a macro. For instance Search & Replace macro
remembers the values user entered in the dialog box so that it can present
those same values when the user runs the macro again. Similarly settings in a
macro, like which day of the week the calendar should start for Insert Monthly
Calendar macro, can be stored and retrieved.
if (!LocalStore_Read("LastSearch", $Search))
$Search = ""
if (!LocalStore_Read("LastReplace", $Replace))
$Replace = ""
if (!LocalStore_Read("LastScope", $Scope))
$Scope = "Current section"
if (!LocalStore_Read("LastMatchCase", $MatchCase))
$MatchCase = false
$dialog_box = DialogBox_Create("")
DialogBox_AddTextBox($dialog_box, "&Find what", "Search", $LastSearch, false)
DialogBox_AddTextBox($dialog_box, "&Replace with", "Replace", $LastReplace, true)
$Options = Array("Current page", "Current section", "Current notebook")
DialogBox_AddDropDown($dialog_box, "&Scope", "Scope", $LastScope, $Options)
DialogBox_AddCheckBox($dialog_box, "Match &case", "MatchCase", $LastMatchCase)
DialogBox_Show($dialog_box)
$Search = $dialog_box.controls["Search"]
$Replace = $dialog_box.controls["Replace"]
$Scope = $dialog_box.controls["Scope"]
$MatchCase = $dialog_box.controls["MatchCase"]
LocalStore_Write("LastSearch", $Search)
LocalStore_Write("LastReplace", $Replace)
LocalStore_Write("LastScope", $Scope)
LocalStore_Write("LastMatchCase", $MatchCase)
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