Server Macro Library

Server macro libraries allow the administrator to create and maintain a central repository of macros for users to access from their Host On-Demand sessions. These macros are not downloaded to the user's machine until they are needed. Also, if changes are made to a server macro, users automatically get the updates the next time they access the macro.

Server macro libraries can reside either on the Web or on a shared drive. Macro libraries that reside on the Web are read-only for users. However those on a shared drive may be readable and writable, depending on the user's directory access rights. For both Web and shared drive macro libraries, it is possible to control which macros in the library are available to particular Host On-Demand sessions. More detailed information about server macro libraries is available for administrators in the section Creating and deploying server macro libraries in the Planning, Installing, and Configuring Host On-Demand guide.

• Web server:
  In the 'URL of macro list' field, type the fully qualified URL of a macro list file that contains the names of all the macros for use by the session, for example http://servername/hod/macrolist.txt. In this example, macrolist.txt is a simple text file that contains the list of macros.
• Shared drive:
  In the 'Path to macros' field, type the full path of a directory located on a shared drive. Use a valid format for the directory path (follow the rules described in Valid Save directories in the online help). All the macro files located in the specified directory are available to the session.

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