Batch or Iterative Macro ?

[Robin9057]

Input file is received with x columns out of which y columns have delimited data. User should have ability to select the columns they want to parse and you have to provide all possible combinations as output 

[T_Willins]

Hi @Robin9057,

I think you will need an Iterative macro that also acts like a Batch macro.  This is what my Inspire segment was about 😀.  Let me mock this up for you and I will post it back to this thread.

[T_Willins · Accepted solution]

Hi @Robin9057 

I couldn't use the batch inside an iterative macro to get this to work, but with a little macro inception I was able to use a batch macro inside an iterative macro.  To make the entire workflow dynamic and allow for selection based on the input data, I used two chained apps.  The first app preps the data for the List Box Interface tool in the second app.  The apps are chained together, so when the first app is complete it runs the second app.  When the second app launches, it brings up the selection screen based on all the fields in the input data.  After the selection is made, the iterative macro runs each selection through the batch macro, which uses a Text to Columns tool to expand the data.  There is a dummy field in the iterative macro that gets filtered out before the results are completed that allows for it to keep iterating to produce valid results even after it runs out of fields to process.  Run this as an app and let me know if you have issues or questions.  It does take a couple of minutes to run as it needs to work through the iterations.  

Starting Workflow

Column Selection App

Iterative Macro

Batch Macro

Interface Designer Properties - Starting Workflow

[AkimasaKajitani · Accepted solution]

Hi @Robin9057 

I tried to make the macro.

DynamicTextToRow.yxmc

 - This macro is not needed. This is for the hide of Repeat output.

Split_Iterative.yxmc

This is Iterative macro.

DivideRow.yxmc

This is Batch macro.

It's fun challenge.