Need info on writing Macros for Agilent ChemStation HPLC

[h.piatkowski@comalc.com]

Hi folks...

Now that I have my HPLC working, I need to design some macros to do what I need it to do.. does anyone know of a good tutorial that would cover that? I have the Macro Programming Guide from Agilent, and have started reading it..

Thanks
- Hubert

[Rob Burgess]

Is the macro programming guide available from Agilent's website as a download?

I need to figure out how you get DAD spectrum in Chemstation to label lambda max values in your plots. I've done it in the past with what I'm pretty sure was a macro.

I have asked Agilent themselves to get back to me, but no joy thus far. Does anyone from the forum have any ideas how I can do this?

[h.piatkowski@comalc.com]

Is the macro programming guide available from Agilent's website as a download?

I need to figure out how you get DAD spectrum in Chemstation to label lambda max values in your plots. I've done it in the past with what I'm pretty sure was a macro.

I have asked Agilent themselves to get back to me, but no joy thus far. Does anyone from the forum have any ideas how I can do this?

Hi Rob,

E-mail me.. I have something for you..

- Hubert

[Rob Burgess]

I just received the following e-mail from a Agilent software engineer:

Re: Macro programming guide

The Macro programming guide is available in the Chemstation software help files. To view it open the Chemstation & do help\commands\ contents\Macro programming guide.

PS. if anyone requires details on how to show lamda max values in your UV spectra, post on here and I will add the details that I have managed to decipher...

[h.piatkowski@comalc.com]

I'm looking more for a quick tutorial on how to write the macros.

Basicaly what I need is a macro that will execute following an HPLC run, I want it to grab the DATA file generated and copy to a diferent directory on the network drive. And this would be done for ALL subsequent runs from there on...

Anyone up for a challange of helping me with this one??

- Hubert

[tom_mizukami]

Hi Hubert,

I have written a lot of ChemStation Macros, but the last one was several years ago. The print edition of the Macro Programming Guide was many years out of date the last I saw. Agilent used to have several macro programming macros, I would ask your sales rep, these were more useful than the MPG.

Regarding your question I think I would use a file system utility not a ChemStation Macro. Google for Robocopy, I think it came in either the XP or the server 2003 resource kit.

Best Regards,

Tom