Dear Corel users
I have been upgrading to X6 from X5. I wanted to install a CorelDRAW macro called "Function Plotter", written by Alex Vakulenko, into X6. When upgrading from X4 to X5 I just manually placed a certain file (Plotter14.gms) into the Draw\GMS folder in the program directory. Then back in CorelDRAW X5 I choose Tools > Options > Customization > Commands in order to place an icon in the toolbar, making access to the macro. It worked back then. However when I try the same procedure in X6 it doesn't work. I can see the file under "Commands" and place an icon, but nothing happens when I press the button. Can somebody explain why it doesn't work? Maybe it has something to do with 64 bit, which from what I can see in this Forum causes a lot of trouble (scanner drivers, plugins, etc)?
This macro is extremely important for me. I have tried contacting Alex, but with no success so far. In the meanwhile I need to install X5 again ...
All comments on this issue are appreciated! NB! I use Windows 7 Professional, 64 bit.
Regards,
Erik V.
not all macros are automatically updaated, some macros works only for X3, for X4, etc, and other can work under X5 and X6 without problem
Thanks Andrew. 64-bit is however the future, so I need to find out about this problem sooner or later. In the meantime I will keep my X5 installed, so if things doesn't work in X6 I will do it in X5. Also the most bugs have been eliminated there. I don't like to install X6 32 bit version as well. It could cause confusion and it will take up place.
Ariel: This macro (Oberon Function Plotter) has been working from version 10 to and including version X5:
http://oberonplace.com/vba/drawmacros/index.htm
I wonder what makes it work in X5 and not X6? The file I used was intended for X4, but worked in X5 too in the way I described. Is 64 bit really such a big gamestopper?
I hope Alex sees this and will update the macro!
Erik