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    Action for generating macros from project.
    

    Parameter Description

    PROJECTNAME

    Project name with full path (optional).
    If not entered, the selected project is used when the action is called from GUI (like from a script or button bar). 
    If called from thewindows command line,PROJECTNAME must be set or the  must be used first, otherwise an  exception is thrown. 
    

    PAGENAMEn

    Names of the pages to be considered (optional), where n is a number e.g. /PAGENAME1:=AP+ST1/2 /PAGENAME2:=AP+ST1/4 /PAGENAME3:=AP+ST1/7 etc. 
    

    INSTALLATIONSPACENAMEn

    Names of the InstallationSpaces to be considered (optional), where n is a number e.g. /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME1:BR1 /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME2:BR2 /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME:BR3 etc.
    

    STRUCTUREn

    Structure indetifiers of the InstallationSpaces to be exported (optional), where n is a number e.g. /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME1:BR1 /STRUCTURE1:=EB3+ET1 /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME2:BR2 /STRUCTURE2:=EB3+ET2 etc.
    

    WINDOWMACRODIR

    Window macro directory
    

    PAGEMACRODIR

    Page macro directory
    

    FILTERSCHEME

    Filter  scheme
    

    OVERWRITE

    Overwrite already existing files
    

    Remarks
          
    Project must have property "Type of project" set to "Macro project".                    
    

    Example
    Macros generation
    
    generatemacros /PROJECTNAME:C:\Projects\EPLAN\ESS_Sample_Project.elk