Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
Good news: The system used for localizing Macro Scheduler has been updated to work with version 11. I had thought we would need to ditch the current system and replace it with another which would have meant the existing translations would have had to be recreated. But now that we can continue to use the […]
Build 019 is now available: http://www.mjtnet.com/usergroup/viewtopic.php?t=5018
Microsoft have just made the Windows 7 Developer Guide available. It’s more of an overview of the new features with a few screen-shots thrown in. But most importantly Microsoft states that Windows 7 is designed to be compatible with applications and drivers built for Windows Vista. So the good news is Macro Scheduler, which has […]
Build 018 is now available for download from the registered user area. See: http://www.mjtnet.com/usergroup/viewtopic.php?t=5018
Build 017 has just been made available with the following fixes since the previous build: – Fixed: News Feed only retrieving from cache until Macro Scheduler restarted – Fixed: Issue with -NOSYSTRAY Download from Registered Downloads page.
The other day a customer had a problem. He wanted to use this VBScript code to trigger macros in Microsoft Excel workbooks. The trouble is that his company’s Excel security settings are set so that macros in non-signed Excel workbooks pop up a warning dialog. The customer has to click a button to enable macros […]
With Macro Scheduler 11 we will no longer support Windows 98. Macro Scheduler 11 will not install or run on Windows 95, Me or 98. There are a number of reasons for this, one of which is full Unicode support. Already some of the script commands cannot be used on Windows 98 because they make […]
I’ve made a short video version of the beginner’s guide to scripting from the Macro Scheduler help file. It’s basically me running through the tutorial, or a close version of it. So for those who prefer to watch videos than read help files, check it out here. It’s just me. A little rough and ready, […]
Build 016 has just been made available with the following fixes since the previous build: – Prevent pressing Del key in search box causing macro delete warning – Added “News Feed” option to help menus, brings up Macro Scheduler blog RSS feed – RSS News Feed displayed on startup by default (can be switched off) […]
Over the years I’ve helped many people improve their automation scripts. The most common two causes of scripts failing to work correctly and consistently are timing and focus issues. Here I’ve tried to summarise the main things you should do to make your scripts more reliable. Try to avoid mouse clicks. Mouse clicks require screen […]