Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
As you know Macro Scheduler has Telnet, FTP and HTTP functions built in (and with v11 FTP/HTTP will support SSL). But what if you want to run some other secure protocol such as SSH? We’ve taken the view not to reinvent the wheel and add every possible secure communications protocol to Macro Scheduler, especially as […]
With the latest release (10.1.15) we worked on optimizing the way variables are stored internally and were able to dramatically improve performance. Dick Lockey did some tests and writes that the latest version is 40 times faster than earlier versions! If you’re working with scripts that create and process a large number of variables – […]
There are various scripts on the forums demonstrating how to automate Internet Explorer via VBScript and IE’s Document Object Model. Such as this one: Automate web forms with IE These require that the script creates the Internet Explorer instance via a CreateObject call. The script then has access to the IE object and can access […]
Macro Scheduler 10.1 includes four functions for connecting to databases, querying and modifying data: DBConnect DBQuery DBExec DBClose Connecting to a Database Before you can connect to a database you’ll need to make sure you have the required OLE DB/ODBC drivers installed. You can see what drivers are already installed under Control Panel > Administrative […]
Common questions we receive are things like “What’s the best way to learn more about Macro Scheduler?”, or “How can I advance my Macro Scheduler skills?”. You may be just getting started, or you may be wondering whether you can improve one of your scripts or how to tackle another process. There are a number […]
Most of the time when we are automating a process we are able to predict the sequence of events. We are working with a deterministic process and a linear flow of actions. But there are occasions when things can happen during a process that we cannot predict precisely. E.g.: We might know that a dialog […]
I just love this quote: “The IT division of First State Bank of Altus was on a theoretical 25th floor and everyone was taking the stairs. The implementation of Macro Scheduler Pro from MJT Net provided us with a much-needed elevator.” – Garry Petzold, Chief IT Officer, First State Bank of Altus Taken from our […]
We made the front page of Modern Applications News print edition, with the headline “Software Saves $320 Per Day”. Here’s the article in their online edition: Software Makes the Front Office as Efficient as the Shop Floor
The editorial comment in the latest issue of Computing magazine discusses how IT may hold the key to preventing a recession: “Financial institutions are looking for IT-enabled efficiency to help them through a sticky patch” Regular Macro Scheduler users don’t need to be told how much automation can boost productivity and increase efficiency. Just look […]
In this post I discussed the Text Capture commands and explained what kind of text can be captured. To try out the text capture functionality launch the latest version of Macro Scheduler. Click New to create a new script and then in the Code Builder locate the “Text Capture Wizard”. Point the mouse at some […]