Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
AI Can Write the Script. But What Runs It? A few weeks ago I wrote about how AI is changing Windows automation. One of the most obvious changes is that it’s becoming remarkably easy to generate code. Need a PowerShell script to process a folder full of files? Ask an AI. Need some Python to […]
If you’ve worked in IT over the past year, you’ve probably asked ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor to write some code for you. I certainly have. AI has become an incredibly useful programming assistant. Need a Python script to rename files? Ask AI. Need to scrape a website? AI can usually get you most of the […]
Announcing the Macro Scheduler WebRecorder Chrome Extension. Old timers will remember the WebRecorder. Well it’s back. Kinda. What is it? A Chrome browser extension that records user interactions on web pages and generates Macro Scheduler automation scripts with Chrome WebDriver commands. Beta Installation Instructions Download here: https://www.mjtnet.com/software/macro-scheduler-extension-1-5-7.zip Since this extension is in beta testing and […]
We’re excited to share an early Beta version of something we’ve been experimenting with here at MJT Net: 👉 Macro Scheduler Agent — an AI-powered web tool to help you write, improve, and troubleshoot Macro Scheduler scripts. What can it do? Important caveats — this is Beta! We’re calling this an experimental Beta for good reason: ✅ It’s an […]
The world has changed during the past 9 weeks or so, and some of the MJT staff have been putting Macro Scheduler to good use to help them during lockdown. Soon after lockdown was announced people began panic buying, and grocery store delivery slots would all be claimed within moments of being released. For those […]
We find ourselves in challenging times. At MJT Net we’re all working from home, with the difficulty of trying to educate and entertain our children at the same time. Of course there is also a great deal of financial uncertainty. Businesses and people everywhere are feeling the pinch, ourselves included. Clearly though, the biggest challenge […]
It may not be immediately obvious that as well as setting the value of elements with ChromeSetElementValue and EdgeSetElementValue you can also send non-character keystrokes, such as Enter, or Page Down. To do this, use the key codes for Edge and Chrome listed here. For example: ChromeSetElementValue>session_id,message_elements_1,First line //Press enter on the element … ChromeSetElementValue>session_id,message_elements_1,\uE006 […]
The new Chrome and Edge functions in Macro Scheduler 15 make it possible to locate frames and iframes and then manipulate elements within them. Switching Frames The ChromeSwitchFrame and EdgeSwitchFrame functions allow you to specify a frame or iframe element, by index or element reference, to switch the “browsing context” to. What this means is […]
Macro Scheduler 15 now has native Chrome and Edge functions. You may be wondering how they work. There are a couple of sample scripts included with v15 but if you’re not sure how to get things set up or how to identify elements in the page this article is for you. I wanted an example […]
I am really pleased to announce the release of Macro Scheduler 15. As well as lots of small internal improvements, Macro Scheduler 15 brings native functions for automating the Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers. We’ve also added some new Excel functions, including one that allows you to run any VBA code you like, making the […]