Displaying the data

To display the data, expand the Output Result To listbox and click Display. This option causes the macro runtime to display the data inside a Query Results dialog.

The Hold on output dialog checkbox controls whether the macro runtime immediately goes on to process the next macro action after displaying the Query Results dialog:
  • If the checkbox is selected, then the macro runtime:
    1. Displays the Query Results dialog with three buttons:
      • Save Results
      • Continue
      • Close and Continue
    2. Does not go on to process the next macro action until the end user clicks the second button (Continue) or the third button (Close and Continue).
  • If the checkbox is cleared, then the macro runtime:
    1. Displays the Query Results dialog with two buttons:
      • Save Results
      • Close
    2. Immediately goes on to process the next macro action.
In either case, the Query Results dialog remains open until the end user closes it (by clicking either Close or else Close and Continue).
Buttons on the Query Results dialog shows for each of the buttons its name, its function, and the setting of the Hold on output dialog checkbox that causes it to appear:
Table 1. Buttons on the Query Results dialog
Button name: Function: Setting of the Hold on output dialog checkbox:
Save Results
  • Saves the data into a file in ASCII format
Selected or cleared
Close
  • Closes the dialog.
Cleared
Continue
  • Causes the macro runtime to start processing the next macro action.
Selected
Close & Continue
  • Closes the dialog.
  • Causes the macro runtime to start processing the next macro action.
Selected