Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
Version 2.0 of Direct Access, a great text replacement, text shortcut tool, was released by our friends at Nagarsoft today. Direct Access lets you assign actions and autoreplacements to text abbreviations. I use it to launch frequently used applications. E.g. I’ve assigned the text “ftp” to Filezila, my FTP client. So now, wherever I am […]
A couple of great posts in the new Software Testing forum are demonstrating the power of Macro Scheduler for automated testing. Antonius Momac says in this post: I’ve looked at more than 8 other automation tools. Some were from the big companies with many products like IBM (rational), HP/Mercury, and other more focused shops like […]
Help us choose a new logo. The designers have come up with two concepts, both of which we really like. Which one do you prefer? A) B) Place your vote on the forum here (You need a forum account to vote. If you don’t have one feel free to post a comment here instead).
We have a bunch of Macro Scheduler v10 Manuals left in stock which will soon be replaced by v11 editions. So I’m offering some for free. If you want one, you need to do one of the following things: – Tell us how you are using Macro Scheduler here – Post a review and a […]
Apparently Macro Scheduler runs on Linux via Crossover without problem: http://www.mjtnet.com/usergroup/viewtopic.php?p=21118
Microsoft have just made the Windows 7 Developer Guide available. It’s more of an overview of the new features with a few screen-shots thrown in. But most importantly Microsoft states that Windows 7 is designed to be compatible with applications and drivers built for Windows Vista. So the good news is Macro Scheduler, which has […]
With Macro Scheduler 11 we will no longer support Windows 98. Macro Scheduler 11 will not install or run on Windows 95, Me or 98. There are a number of reasons for this, one of which is full Unicode support. Already some of the script commands cannot be used on Windows 98 because they make […]
I’ve made a short video version of the beginner’s guide to scripting from the Macro Scheduler help file. It’s basically me running through the tutorial, or a close version of it. So for those who prefer to watch videos than read help files, check it out here. It’s just me. A little rough and ready, […]
Every now and then people ask me how they can distribute other files along with their Macro Scheduler executables, such as DLLs or image files that your script requires. All software publishers face this problem and usually use an Install file creator, such as the free Inno Setup. You create a package of files and […]
Well we’ve been busy since my last post on code folding. The main changes include: * A completely overhauled script editor with even better code folding and bookmark support and improved syntax highlighting. The advanced editor and macro properties windows have been combined into one to make things much simpler and give easy access to […]