PAUSE, RESUME
    

When Minitab encounters a PAUSE in a macro, control is shifted from the macro to the keyboard. You can then type any Minitab command. When you want to return control to the macro, type RESUME (or just R). PAUSE can help you debug a macro you are developing. It can also allow you to get input from the macro user.

If you are in PAUSE mode from within a local macro, you have access to the local worksheet and only the local worksheet. You can also declare new local variables and use them. They will be stored at the end of the local worksheet.

When you are in PAUSE mode, you can type any Minitab command. You cannot CALL other macros in the same file, invoke a macro from another macro file, or use control statements.