Executing ("Playing Back") Command Files

Executing ("Playing Back") Command Files

Similar to recording Session Files, the PLAYBACK COMMAND FILES menu, shown below, must be invoked from the COMMAND/SESSION FILES window.

This is done by pressing the Playback tab. An existing file must then be read. This is analogous to loading a tape into the tape recorder: it is then converted into an internal scratch format (random access, as above) and can be played back or previewed at will.

Once a file is read in either PLAYBACK or PREVIEW mode may be selected:

PLAYBACK actually executes the commands,

PREVIEW simply lists them without executing them.

The file may be stepped through backwards or forwards at will, and searches made for commands. Playback commences at the current line when PLAY is pressed, so it is possible to skip unwanted commands or repeat a sequence.

As with RECORD above, index marks can be inserted, which may be used as targets of a search and also to stop playback.