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What is the difference b/w macros and prompt?

  
Total Answers and Comments: 2 Last Update: December 30, 2006     Asked by: Latha Surendar 
  
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July 25, 2006 04:00:09   #1  
Pranuram        

RE: What is the difference b/w macros and prompt?
Macro-A macro is a set of instructions that can run applications.Example : A macro can open your catalog select a report(say for instance) convert that to another format and export it to any specified location provided the code (Program)is such.Prompt-A prompt specifies the manner in which data in the reports are to be displayed.A Prompt can be defined at the catalog level either or during report generation.
 
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December 30, 2006 03:04:18   #2  
raghuram        

RE: What is the difference b/w macros and prompt?
macro is a dynamic object which is used to substiute the values at query run time.prompt is dynamic conditon which select the value or enter the value at query run time
 
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