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Function macros vs. command macros | 13/3 Session Links |
All macros can be divided into two types: command macros and function macros. They’re very different, and each has unique capabilities. Command macros do things; function macros compute things.
Perhaps a simpler definition of the difference between command macros and function macros is the “mouse/keyboard” test: if you can do it with the mouse and/or keyboard, it’s a command macro with no arguments. Otherwise it’s a function macro, or a command macro with arguments. That test isn’t exactly right, but it’s very close.
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We focus on function macros in this course because they’re more likely than command macros to make a real difference in your facility with constructing models. For instance, when your customer wants to see result streams displayed as [Month1, Month2, Month3, Q1 Total, Month4, Month5, Month6, Q2 Total, …], you probably realize that such a layout makes copy/paste and fill very inconvenient. A macro can provide a simple means of producing the preferred layout from a more easily maintained pure month structure. It’s also easy to construct macros for running sums and running differences. Can you think of other applications for function macros that make your models easier to build and maintain?