Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
This has come up a few times lately so I thought I’d post it here. One or two people have been asking about writing a Macro Scheduler script that performs a Google search and pulls back the resulting URLs. They have discovered that trying to automate Google can be awkward because of the dynamic nature […]
Macro Scheduler on Skis? No, not exactly. But your favourite automation software and macro recorder will apparently be helping behind the scenes at the Winter Olympics next year in Sochi. I received this message from Stefano Frattini, DT Manager at Olympic Broadcasting Services SL, yesterday: You’ll be happy to know that a small Macro Scheduler […]
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I’ve decided to go through the blog archives and find posts which are still useful today but might be a bit hidden away. So to get started here’s a post from 2006 which offers some tips on getting started with writing your first automation script: http://www.mjtnet.com/blog/2006/01/17/how-to-start-writing-an-automation-script/
Focusing on the automating parts of a test plan that are repetitive, where automation will save time, and ensure accuracy. Big wins equal huge time saving with little code.
Dorian has just uploaded a video demonstrating his Screen Capture and Email script. Nice video, check it out:
Someone asked today how it might be possible to paste what is in the clipboard into an object using Macro Scheduler without having to use keystrokes. It can be done by sending the WM_PASTE message using the SendMessage API function. Here’s an example: //Sending WM_PASTE to an object causes a clipboard paste, like sending CTRL-V […]
In this post from 2008 I demonstrated how to get data from Excel worksheets using Macro Scheduler’s database functions. This works fine if Office is already installed on the PC. But what if you want to get data from an Excel sheet and the PC you are running on doesn’t have Office installed? Well […]
Here’s a small piece of code which will tell you whether the current session is a Remote Desktop/Terminal Services session or not: Let>SM_REMOTESESSION=4096 LibFunc>User32,GetSystemMetrics,isRemote,SM_REMOTESESSION If>isRemote>0 MessageModal>Current Session is RDP/Terminal Services Session Else MessageModal>Current Session is Local Session Endif
Did you know you can make just about any kind of schedule or trigger using Custom Event Triggers? You’ll find the custom trigger option under Macro Properties in the Trigger tab. Parsnipnose3000 has just posted a tip on Custom Event Triggers to the forums, showing how you can have a macro fire based on an […]