Getting started

To create and edit macros, use the Tools/Macro command from the menu.

Use the Macro dialog (Tools/Macro/Macros) to organize your macros and create new ones and the Macro Editor (Tools/Macro/Macro Editor) to edit your existing macro. For an introduction to this process see the Quick tutorial for a Write macro.

To program Ability, you'll need to know two things:

  1. The commands to drive Ability

See how to program each module: Write , Database and Spreadsheet .

Use the Class Browser to examine the object model of Ability – to see this, select Tools/Macro/Macro Editor and use the Class Browser button image\cbrowse.gif.

See the Example macros for real life, fully working macros.

  1. The programming language (VBScript)

See the VBScript introduction.