calling macros or functions from within a macro

[Cammer, Michael-3]

I would like to use the pull down menu to run a macro that is in the same text file or a function in the same file.  runMacro() requires a file on disk and trying to call a function I defined returns an error message.


For instance, based on https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/macros/CustomPopupMenu.txt, I tried the following with my function testPulldownMenu().  The other commands in the list are mostly macros in the same file.  And the B&C commands works fine.


Is there a way to call my own functions or macros?  Any help greatly appreciated.


var pmCmds = newMenu("Popup Menu",
       newArray("testPulldownMenu", "Prepare image for markup", "Mark Distal", "Mark Nucleus", "Add Line Segment", "Grays LUT", "Color LUT",
       "Brightness/Contrast..."));

  macro "Popup Menu" {
      cmd = getArgument();
      run(cmd);
      //runMacro(cmd);
  }

function testPulldownMenu() {
print("successful");
}




Michael Cammer, Sr Research Scientist, DART Microscopy Laboratory

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[Cammer, Michael-3]

Privately Jan Brocher wrote to me an answer regarding how to call a function (which I really should have seen myself, but didn't...).


Make a series of if statements testing the menu items and call the function without the cmd() function!!


This will solve my problem, although still interested whether there is also a way to execute a macro in the same file too.


Best regards-


Michael Cammer, Sr Research Scientist, DART Microscopy Laboratory

NYU Langone Health, 540 First Avenue, SK2 Microscopy Suite, New York, NY  10016

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From: Cammer, Michael <[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 9:44 AM
Subject: calling macros or functions from within a macro

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I would like to use the pull down menu to run a macro that is in the same text file or a function in the same file.  runMacro() requires a file on disk and trying to call a function I defined returns an error message.


For instance, based on https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__imagej.nih.gov_ij_macros_CustomPopupMenu.txt&d=DwIFAw&c=j5oPpO0eBH1iio48DtsedeElZfc04rx3ExJHeIIZuCs&r=hUBj2D5n6oKThx2L01qn8IORZb5f-ruLVXPmQ1zQNnM&m=zUpcpvpWbZ6jZkowuaZ3gC9KAxVgfawRpQPUxGIWcF0&s=5acnuUtu6HkZPmclGDNDnzbgmOuJpqCx8XjVKV5ZbQ8&e= , I tried the following with my function testPulldownMenu().  The other commands in the list are mostly macros in the same file.  And the B&C commands works fine.


Is there a way to call my own functions or macros?  Any help greatly appreciated.


var pmCmds = newMenu("Popup Menu",
       newArray("testPulldownMenu", "Prepare image for markup", "Mark Distal", "Mark Nucleus", "Add Line Segment", "Grays LUT", "Color LUT",
       "Brightness/Contrast..."));

  macro "Popup Menu" {
      cmd = getArgument();
      run(cmd);
      //runMacro(cmd);
  }

function testPulldownMenu() {
print("successful");
}




Michael Cammer, Sr Research Scientist, DART Microscopy Laboratory

NYU Langone Health, 540 First Avenue, SK2 Microscopy Suite, New York, NY  10016

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[Wayne Rasband-2]

> On Dec 16, 2020, at 9:44 AM, Cammer, Michael <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I would like to use the pull down menu to run a macro that is in the same text file or a function in the same file.  runMacro() requires a file on disk and trying to call a function I defined returns an error message.

The following macro code, when saved as a file and installed using Plugins>Macros>Install, creates an image popup menu that with a “My Function” command that calls the function myFunction().

-wayne

  var pmCmds = newMenu("Popup Menu",
      newArray("My Function","Fire","Invert LUT"));

  macro "Popup Menu" {
     cmd = getArgument();
     if (cmd=="My Function")
        myFunction();
      else
        run(cmd);
  }

  function myFunction() {
     print("successful");
  }

> For instance, based on https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/macros/CustomPopupMenu.txt, I tried the following with my function testPulldownMenu().  The other commands in the list are mostly macros in the same file.  And the B&C commands works fine.
>
>
> Is there a way to call my own functions or macros?  Any help greatly appreciated.
>
>
> var pmCmds = newMenu("Popup Menu",
>       newArray("testPulldownMenu", "Prepare image for markup", "Mark Distal", "Mark Nucleus", "Add Line Segment", "Grays LUT", "Color LUT",
>       "Brightness/Contrast..."));
>
>  macro "Popup Menu" {
>      cmd = getArgument();
>      run(cmd);
>      //runMacro(cmd);
>  }
>
> function testPulldownMenu() {
> print("successful");
> }

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