Introduction to macros in GSAK. By Jim Greene (a.k.a. onslowfisherman). Presented at NZ MEGA 2012 in Dunedin, New Zealand on Saturday 20th October, 2012.

1. Macros, what are they
what do they do ?
n. pl. mac·ros Computer Science
“A single, user-defined command that is part of an application and executes a series
of commands”
The ones I use most frequently are on my Buttons Bar
GarminExport.gsk. SendImagesToGarmin.gsk ChildCode2UD.gsk
Hints2UserNotes.gsk FindStatGen43Beta.gsk Google_Map_V3.gsk
GMapShot.gsk GetCachesOnRoute.gsk MyMunzeesCSV.gsk
WatchlistManager.gsk myGMEv3 (4).gsk
The final one here is the one in the blue circle which takes me to all my installed
Macros
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2. My-Macro-Run-Button-Bar
Clicking on an image button will run
the linked macro. The blue circled
one is the link to all the macros I have
installed.
Hovering the cursor over an image
brings up a flag that tells you what
that button does.
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3. Macro Buttons Bar
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4. Drop Down Menu Macro
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5. Macros – Some of Mine
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6. Get to via Help-GSAK Forums
Left click on “Help”
When you get to the first page of the GSAK Forum scroll
down to “MASTER MACRO INDEX”
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7. GSAK Help Dropdown
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8. Master Macro Index
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9. Or access Master Macro Index from
Macro Management Page.
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10. Macro Library Index
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11. A sample of the macros available via
the index
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12. Some of Heiner’s Macros
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13. A useful macro.
HTML Split Screen Display Macro
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14. Split Screen Options
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15. Macro - HTML Split Screen Map
Nearest
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16. Cache Highlighted in the DB
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17. Get Caches Along A Route Macro
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18. Using Get Caches Along A Route Macro
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19. Alternative options in the
Get Geocaches Along a Route Macro
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20. Caches Along a Route Options
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21. Set for a route from Dunedin to
Timaru with a 5km band
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22. Route boxed and ready to be loaded
into GSAK
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23. Send the information to GSAK
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24. Macro Cache Route – Now ready to go and “Get” the caches via
the Geocaching.com API
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25. The options for the GetCaches in the
Get Geocaches Along a Route Macro
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26. Partial view of GSAK Split Screen
showing the caches “Got”
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27. Using map macros to show the results.
The one on the left is Google GM3 and, on the
right myGM3
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29. Macro Options Bar. Click on “Version”
to check if you have the latest.
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30. Check for latest version(s) of Macro(s)
Checks the Master Macro Index
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31. Gmap Image.
These can be downloaded to some
Garmin GPSrs.
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32. Gmap Images.
Guess where?
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33. This is the end of the slides.
It is now Question Time
After that, or now if there is enough time and/or interest, I could show you how to
set up your own Macro Buttons Bar complete with image icons.
If anyone would like to get some further help I will be available at times over the
weekend.
This presentation will be followed by a GSAK Advanced session led by Heiner.
Thank you for coming. I hope that this has been a good learning experience.
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