user prompts during macro run

[kgeorge]

Dear Group,

I'm recording and editing my first macros and would like to learn how to prompt the user for input during a macro run and then return to the macro to complete the analysis.

For example:

1. File Open and Save As

2. Prompting the user for data that could be used in a text field, which would later be applied to the image as a flattened overlay.

3. Prompt the user to decide to invert the image at a specific point in the analysis.

Can someone point me towards relevant examples?

Thank you in advance.

-Ken

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[George Patterson]

Hi Ken,
Look at the examples at the sites listed below.
George

1. File Open and Save As

See http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/macros/OpenDialogDemo.txt for File Open
See http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/developer/macro/functions.html#S for saveAs

2. Prompting the user for data that could be used in a text field, which
would later be applied to the image as a flattened overlay.

http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/macros/DialogDemo.txt
See the addString/getString example.

3. Prompt the user to decide to invert the image at a specific point in the
analysis.

See the addCheckbox/getCheckbox example in the DialogDemo.txt.  This will
return a boolean.




On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Ken George <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Dear Group,
>
> I'm recording and editing my first macros and would like to learn how to
> prompt the user for input during a macro run and then return to the macro
> to complete the analysis.
>
> For example:
>
> 1. File Open and Save As
>
> 2. Prompting the user for data that could be used in a text field, which
> would later be applied to the image as a flattened overlay.
>
> 3. Prompt the user to decide to invert the image at a specific point in
> the analysis.
>
> Can someone point me towards relevant examples?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> -Ken
>
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>

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[Jim Passmore-2]

Ken,
There are a few very good sources of macro programming documentation at
this link.
http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/developer/index.html

The list of "Built-in Macro Functions" (
http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/developer/macro/functions.html) will help.
Specifically...
* for example 1, use one of the File commands, such as File.openDialog()
* for #2 & #3, the Dialog commands can be combined to get just about any
info you need from a user.

Enjoy!

Jim


On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Ken George <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Dear Group,
>
> I'm recording and editing my first macros and would like to learn how to
> prompt the user for input during a macro run and then return to the macro
> to complete the analysis.
>
> For example:
>
> 1. File Open and Save As
>
> 2. Prompting the user for data that could be used in a text field, which
> would later be applied to the image as a flattened overlay.
>
> 3. Prompt the user to decide to invert the image at a specific point in
> the analysis.
>
> Can someone point me towards relevant examples?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> -Ken
>
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> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
>

*-- Jim Passmore*
Research Associate
Sealed Air Corporation

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[kgeorge]

Thanks, works well.

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