MacroScript x64

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! 🙂