I’ve just posted a video preview of an up and coming new feature on our Macro Scheduler Facebook Page. Please head on over to check it out.

I plan to add more previews over the next few days, so be sure to “Like” the page to get instant notification. Don’t worry I’ll keep the blog updated too.

Don’t have Macro Scheduler yet? Buy v12 today and we’ll upgrade you to v13 for free when it is released.

We’re currently working on an x64 version of MacroScript. We now have a working x64 compiler and run time (the Macro Scheduler UI and debugger is still x86) which we are testing internally.

If you are a registered customer and use 64 bits and would like to test out the 64 bit compiler/runtime please let me know. It would help if you have a 64 bit process to automate that you cannot currently do – easily or at all – with the existing 32 bit version.

It should be said that in most cases a 64 bit version is not necessary, as the existing version can still launch and manipulate 64 bit applications. But there are some areas where 64 bit support would be useful. One is where you need to scrape text from a 64 bit application (Edit: though we have a an updated version of the text capture libraries that utilise a “proxy” to get at 64 bit processes – so this will no longer be an issue). Another is if you need to run some advanced 64 bit operating system commands where a 32 bit equivalent does not exist. This is rare but such scenarios do exist. Edit: Actually that can be fixed by disabling file system redirection.

Remember that this is very early days alpha stuff – and as I said above there is no new 64 bit version of the UI or debugger just yet. We’re still working on that and still have some design decisions to make. At the moment the only interface to the 64 bit script interpreter and compiler is via the command line. So only those prepared to get their hands dirty need apply!

Macro Scheduler 12.1.10 is now available for download.

• Fixed: conversion of groups tree from v11 could be incomplete for nested group structures.
• Fixed: An obscure VBScript conflict that could occur in event handler procedures. See: http://www.mjtnet.com/usergroup/viewtopic.php?t=6717

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Macro Scheduler 12.1.8 is now available for download with the following fix:

• Fixed: SelectMenu, GetControlText, SetControlText, ToolBar, GetTreeNode & GetListNode may fail to work with window handles when WIN_USEHANDLE=1

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We do our best to support all our customers whatever version they are using. But there are only so many versions we can run. So after a few years we need to officially “end-of-life” older versions.

To that end, as of January 1st 2012 we will no longer be supporting Macro Scheduler v9 or lower. The latest version is v12. We will continue to provide support for customers using v10 or later. However, please note that right now only v12 is being maintained.

Macro Scheduler 12.1.7 is now available for download.

This is a minor update to fix a small mistake in the help file (example for XLGetCell) and also an issue with the macro recorder which would fail to work if it had previously been cancelled after being started from within the Script Editor.

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We have a limited number of free WebRecorder licenses to give away with new licenses of Macro Scheduler Std and Pro. For details please see
http://www.mjtnet.com/specials.htm

Go grab yourself a bargain before they all go!

Macro Scheduler 12.1.6 is now available. This release includes a bonus new feature: Access to the Macro Recorder from within the editor.

This means you can now record steps within the editor, with the recorded code being inserted at the current cursor position. This also means the macro recorder can be invoked multiple times to insert recorded steps at whatever point in the script you like.

So you could build up recorded scripts step by step or add recorded code to a script you have already written. You might have a macro which gets to a specific point in a script and then you want to record some keystrokes against that application, then manually add some more code afterwards. By being able to access the Macro Recorder from the Editor and insert recorded steps on the fly building up scripts like this becomes much easier.

Check it out. Look for the Macro Recorder icon on the Editor toolbar and under the Tools menu. Download from the usual locations (links below).

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Macro Scheduler 12.1.5 is now available with the following fixes since my last update announcement:

• Fixed: FTP_TIMEOUT not properly setting the connection timeout.
• Script Encryption not working and causing corrupt scripts.

Workflow Designer and the SDK have also been updated to the same MacroScript version.

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