I haven't tested it yet, but I was just wondering if one could pass the
macro an array that initialized some variables...

"Gail Shaw" <gsh### [at] monotixcoza> wrote in message
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>
> >gadget(knobs)
> >gadget(knobs,lights,dials)
> >gadget(dials,dial_light,dial_needle,dial_range)
> >
>
>
> I had a similar problem writing my wall macro.
>
> What I did was to have as macro parameters only those
> fields necessarry. At the beginning of the file with the macro in,
> I declare variables for the optional stuff to a default. The
> user can then redeclare the variables before calling the macro.
>
> eg
>
> // file macro.inc
>
> #declare Var1=0;
>
> #macro ThisandThat(Vara,Varb,varc)
> ....
> // Use var1 somewhere here
> ....
>
> #end
>
> Works fine for me, also solves the problem of not being able to
> remember which parameter comes first.
>
> Gail
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