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High-performance Embedded Workshop 15. Using the Macro-Recording Support Facility
REJ10J1837-0100 Rev.1.00 Nov. 16, 2008
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15. Using the Macro-Recording Support Facility
The macro-recording support facility allows you to record operations, which are associated with the High-performance
Embedded Workshop system applications *1, build *2, and debugging *3, as High-performance Embedded Workshop
command-line commands or to execute these recorded commands.
Files to record the operations (High-performance Embedded Workshop macro files) are command line batch files that
have “hdc” as the extension and can be modified. These files are stored in the “Macros” folder within the High-
performance Embedded Workshop management information folder under the application data folder for each user
profile. By default, the file Default.hdc is created.
Note, however, that High-performance Embedded Workshop is not capable of recording all operations in the High-
performance Embedded Workshop system corresponding to the High-performance Embedded Workshop command-line
commands. For the operations that can be recorded, a macro record icon (
) is shown in the "Macro Recording"
column of the menu list. This indicates that this operation can be recorded into a High-performance Embedded
Workshop macro file.
Notes:
*1. Changing a project, session, or configuration
*2. Compilation and build.
*3. Downloading a module, changing a memory value or register value, setting/deleting a software breakpoint, and
running a program
The macro-recording support facility is available in the Tools menu and on the Macros toolbar.
The procedure from selection of Record Macro (
) to that of Stop Macro consists one macro and one High-
performance Embedded Workshop macro file can record multiple macros (a set of High-performance Embedded
Workshop command-line commands). A macro includes multiple High-performance Embedded Workshop command-
line commands.
15.1 Macro menu and toolbar
The macro recorder has both a menu and toolbar integrated into the High-performance Embedded Workshop.
The macro menu is available on the Tools menu. It has the following standard menu options:
The Macros menu option opens the Macro dialog box. This allows management of the current macro files and
functions. The other menus options are the same as those seen on the Macros toolbar.
It is also possible to associate macro functions with a menu, when you do this additional menu options are added
underneath the standard macro menu options. This is shown below.