Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
I thought I might start a weekly round up of some of the Macro Scheduler forum posts that caught my eye during the week. Not everyone gets a chance to browse the forums all the time, so it might help to link to some here. Then those that subscribe to the blog via RSS/Email will […]
A new feature in Macro Scheduler 12 is the ability to easily share macros with other people on your network, or between desktops. It has long been possible to work outside of the Macro Scheduler interface and indeed many people already do this. You can use the standalone editor and run or edit macro script […]
Randy has just reported on his blog that the first run of his new Test Automation class which features Macro Scheduler in the hands-on exercises was a great success. The next class will be held next month in Rome, Italy on 16/17 June, where Randy will also be presenting a workshop entitled “Innovative Software Testing […]
Macro Scheduler 12 ships with a comprehensive help system (.chm). You can hit F1 at any point in the software, click Help on a code builder or press F1 while the cursor is positioned over a command to get context sensitive command help, or choose one of the options in the Help menu. But if […]
I am pleased to report that Macro Scheduler 12 is now shipping. Regular readers will already be well aware of what super new features are available in Macro Scheduler 12 and you will find more detail in the release notes. But here’s a quick summary: Easier to use, more powerful custom dialogs, with more objects […]
When considering how to automate something, it’s often worth thinking about whether or not you can change the process a little first. An example that often comes up is the need to automate the retrieval and processing of a particular email message. Many people will already have a manual process that involves, not surprisingly, their […]
If you’re new to Automated Software Testing or looking to expand your knowledge you wouldn’t go far wrong with Randy Rices’ training courses. Rice Consulting specialise in software testing training, certification and consulting. Their new Practical Software Test Automation course focuses on the basics of software test automation and expands on those topics to learn […]
For you dialog old-timers used to the way dialogs work in v11 and earlier I’ve posted a crib sheet for the new system here: http://www.mjtnet.com/usergroup/viewtopic.php?t=6110 sarver311 has posted an example of a dialog that implements a drill down lookup list and demonstrates some of the new techniques: http://www.mjtnet.com/usergroup/viewtopic.php?t=6161 If you have any nice dialog examples […]
Just a quick reminder that you can keep up to date with beta builds at the beta forum. The latest build is 028. So if you have an earlier build you should download now from the registered user area. Everything seems to be going quite well and all being well we should now be in […]
Someone asked me today how to run all macros found in a folder. This simple script will run all macros it finds in its own folder in turn: GetFileList>%SCRIPT_DIR%\*.scp,MacroFiles Separate>MacroFiles,;,Macros If>Macros_count>0 Let>k=0 Repeat>k Let>k=k+1 Let>this_macro=Macros_%k% If>this_macroSCRIPT_FILE Macro>this_macro Endif Until>k=Macros_count Endif Note the check to make sure it doesn’t run itself! This could be useful where […]