Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
Are you a developer? Did you know that with our MacroScript SDK you can add the ability to run Macro Scheduler code right from within your own applications? The SDK lets you run Macro Scheduler scripts and code, as well as query Macro Scheduler script variables during code execution. The SDK gives you a more […]
Edit: 23 March 2011. In Version 12 it is possible to make a dialog stay on top simply by setting the dialog’s FormStyle property to fsStayOnTop. The method outlined in this post is not necessary for v12 dialogs but will remain as it can be used for older versions and the same approach can be […]
Macro Scheduler 12.0.8 is now available with the following fixes since my last update announcement: Fixed: SCRIPT_FILE / SCRIPT_DIR returning exename/dir when queried in macro called by compiled macro Fixed: Variable Breakpoints not being recognised inside dialog event handler subroutines Fixed: LDblClick / RDblClick not independent of left hand/right hand mouse settings (LDblCLick should always […]
If you need to run a 64 bit system command, or a system command that requires access to the 64 bit system folders you may need to turn off File System Redirection. To turn off File System Redirection call the snappily named Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection function and remember to turn it back on with the equally memorable […]
If you’re a Facebook fan you can now find Macro Scheduler there too. So head on over and say hello. Here’s the URL: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Macro-Scheduler/122209210925
Macro Scheduler has a number of scheduling features to allow you to specify when a macro should fire. One of these mechanisms is called a Trigger. There are several trigger types: Window Event File Event Folder Event Custom Event A Window Event can be set to fire when a specified window appears or disappears. Similarly […]
When sending keystrokes to other applications remember that Macro Scheduler works much faster than a human being can type. Many applications do form field verification or background processing on the fly as the text is received. And most applications were designed on the assumption that a human being would be operating them. It may not […]
Macro Scheduler 12.0.6 is now available with the following fixes: Added: SetDialogObjectFont can now ADD a style to the font (subsequent calls with a different style value will apply that value to whatever the existing style is (e.g. Bold, then Italic) Added: WIN_SLEEP option can be set to 1 to cause WaitWindowOpen/Closed or OnEvent WINDOW_OPEN/NOTOPEN […]
Rice Consulting have just announced that their new Practical Software Test Automation Course – which features Macro Scheduler for the scripting exercises – is now available in an e-Learning format. This course focuses on the basics of software test automation and expands on those topics to learn some of the deeper issues of test automation. […]
A quick and easy way to launch a URL in the default web browser is just to use the ExecuteFile command: ExecuteFile>http://www.mjtnet.com/ However, I have recently discovered that ExecuteFile is currently limited to a command line length of MAX_PATH (260 chars) and that if more than 260 chars are passed it will cause Macro Scheduler […]