Question about copy/pasting macros for use (1 Viewer)

[Oceanrescue]

Ok,
I have macroquest up and running but when I try to add a macro to my macro folder and then run it I get the following:

Couldn't open macro file: c:/program files/macro2/release/macros/trades.mac

I named the macro trades.mac

I read the guide but cant find out what i am doing wrong. I copy paste the text for the macro. I open notepad and paste it to a new file. Save it as whatever.mac and make sure all files is selected. ANSI format ok?

Here is the mac I was trying to use:

#Event SkillTrivial "#*#You can no longer advance your skill from making this item#*#"


Code:

|===========================================|
| V2.1 |
|___________________________________________|
|fletch.mac MQ2Data Compliant by Fuergrissa |
|#Events updated 12-05-04 |
|___________________________________________|

#Event SkillUp "You have become better at #1#! (#2#)"
#Event nocomp "#*#You are missing#*#"
#Event SkillTrivial "#*#You can no longer advance your skill from making this item#*#"
#Event FullInventory "#*#There was no place to put that#*#"
#Event SkillFailure "#*#You lacked the skills#*#"
#Event SkillSuccess "#*#You have fashioned the items together to create something new#*#"

Sub Main

/declare SkillFailCounter int outer
/declare SkillSuccessCounter int outer
/declare SuccessRate int outer
/declare TotalAttempts int outer

/varset SkillFailCounter 0
/varset SkillSuccessCounter 0
/varset SuccessRate 0
/varset TotalAttempts 0

:mainloop
/doevents
/call Combine
/goto :mainloop
/end

Sub Combine
/notify COMBW_CombineArea CombineButton leftmouseup
/delay 2
/if (${Cursor.ID}) /autoinv
/return

Sub DisplayStats


/echo Combine Statistics - Successes: ${SkillSuccessCounter}, Failures: ${SkillFailCounter}
/varcalc TotalAttempts ${SkillFailCounter} + ${SkillSuccessCounter}
/varcalc SuccessRate ${SkillSuccessCounter} / ${TotalAttempts} * 100
/echo Success Rate: ${SuccessRate} % out of ${TotalAttempts} attempts
/return

Sub Event_SkillUp(SkillUpText,TheSkill,int Amount)
/popup ${TheSkill} increased - ${Amount}
/echo ${TheSkill} increased - ${Amount}
/return

Sub Event_nocomp
/echo "You have run out of Componants. ((Ending Macro)) "
/popup You have run out of Componants. ((Ending Macro))
/if (${Cursor.ID}) /autoinv
/call DisplayStats
/end

Sub Event_SkillTrivial
/echo "You can no longer advance your skill from making this item. ((Ending Macro))"
/popup You can no longer advance your skill from making this item. ((Ending Macro))
/if (${Cursor.ID}) /autoinv
/call DisplayStats
/end

Sub Event_FullInventory
/echo "Your inventory is full, ((( Ending Macro ))) "
/popup Your inventory is full, ((( Ending Macro )))
/call DisplayStats
/end

Sub Event_SkillFailure
/varcalc SkillFailCounter ${SkillFailCounter}+1
/return

Sub Event_SkillSuccess
/varcalc SkillSuccessCounter ${SkillSuccessCounter}+1
/return

I copied all this and pasted it to where my macros file is. Am i not supposed to copy paste all of it or something? Any help would be great. Thanks

 

[z166204]

I would verify that the macroquest exe that you are running is in that specific release directory. I have copied / pasted your exact macro into my directory (personal compile) and it runs with no error.

In the past when I have made compiles for others they have run into this as well. In each and every case they had not copied their macros to the new release folder.

 

[Pugs]

also make sure it is save as a .mac file not a .txt windows hides know extensions and if right click new>note pad doc it will save it as a .txt and then show .mac as part of them name to turn this off go to tools>folder options> View tab> check show knowen file types or someting like it. hope this help if it dose let me know. If not left us know too

 

[Oceanrescue]

Thanks guys.
I am an idiot heh, i had it saved right but to a copy of macroquest file and not the original. Dont know why i made a copy. It works great now, thanks again.

 

[Pugs]

When you post code most people like to put [ code ] before it and [ /code ](without spaces) after it so it makes a nice little box.