Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
Can you send keystrokes to invisible or unfocused windows? The answer is yes, if the control you want to send the keystrokes into is a “windowed control”. That is, one that has a handle. If that’s too technical just try using the “Send Keys to Object Wizard” in Macro Scheduler 13 which generates code that […]
Many thanks to everyone who submitted and/or voted on an entry to our Kindle Fire contest. We had so many great entries that it was so hard to choose and the decision was hotly debated between all the judges lobbying for their favourites. But we ended up going with Lorence Sing’s “Because everything matters” story […]
Every now and then someone asks whether Macro Scheduler works on 64 bit Windows and if there are any implications. Another question that comes up very occasionally is “Why no 64 bit build of Macro Scheduler?” Well, first of all, yes, Macro Scheduler runs on 64 bit versions of Windows and it can control and […]
Update 10th May 2012: The final, branded, PDF version of this case study can be seen here. Really pleased to share with you the following Macro Scheduler case study which was signed off last week. We’re currently polishing it up for publication on the website but in the mean time here it is: Macro Scheduler […]
Need to measure how long a process or a set of commands in your script takes? We used to have to do this with VBScript’s Timer function. As of v13 Macro Scheduler has it’s own Timer function. Timer>result Returns the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the script was started. So let’s say we […]
We have today released WebRecorder 3.0. This is a major rewrite with a better recording engine capable of recording more tags and producing leaner, cleaner, code and a faster and more reliable runtime. It also introduces a download manager so that file downloads can be recorded and scripted more easily without recourse to sending keystrokes […]
Macro Scheduler maintenance release 13.1 is now available for download. Added: IEGetTags function – get an array of tags from a given internet explorer document Added: IETagEvent function – click/focus/set value of a given internet explorer document tag Added: Ready for WebRecorder 3.0 Fixed: LibFunc not handling {“..”} parms correctly Fixed: Very rare failures of […]
Voting for our Kindle Fire contest is now open. We’ve had a bunch of great entries. Some great uses of Macro Scheduler revealed such as automating game play, monitoring a global network of routers and DHCP servers, automating the production of medical reports at a Childrens’ Hospital, monitoring and reacting to stock movements, audio file […]
Our Kindle Fire contest closes for entries on Sunday 15th January. So if you haven’t already, submit your entry now before voting commences.
Macro Scheduler maintenance release 13.0.05 is now available for download. Added: CF_RESULT / CF_RESULT_CODE to DeleteFile, CopyFile, MoveFile, RenameFile Added: Show Animations for DeleteFile, CopyFile, MoveFile, RenameFile by setting CF_ANIMATE=1 Fixed: Editor incorrectly saving size/height/position/font settings in MSched12 hive Fixed: FindImagePos scanning entire screen even if WINDOW: specified Fixed: DirectoryExists returning true for non-existant UNC […]