Relative Paths for Portable Macros – SCRIPT_DIR and BMP_DIR Explained
I’ve added an article to the knowledge base. Please read it here: http://help.mjtnet.com/article/167-relative-paths-for-portable-macros-explaining-scriptdir-and-bmpdir
Category: General
MacroScript SDK Bridges Healthcare System Boundaries
With our MacroScript SDK you can add the ability to run Macro Scheduler code right inside your own applications. The SDK lets you run Macro Scheduler scripts and code, as well as query Macro Scheduler script variables during code execution. The SDK gives you a more seamless way to run Macro Scheduler code and use […]
More SDK Examples – C++ and C##
Following on from my last post with some examples of using the MacroScript SDK within Python I thought I’d post a simple C# and C++ example. These are the same examples that ship with the MacroScript SDK: C# C++ More info on the MacroScript SDK is here.
Multiplication by Drawing Lines
If you have kids here’s a great way to show them how to do long multiplication. They’ll love this:
Be Gone Poodle!
Our servers have been patched for Poodle, the SSL3 vulnerability. Basically we’ve just disabled SSL3 and SSL2. These are no longer needed anyway as all modern browsers support their successor, TLS. Those using IE7 or lower (why oh why!?) will, by default, not be able to load www.mjtnet.com without making a small change. If for […]
Gaming Marathon in Aid of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
On October 25th MJT Net employee Dorian Ellis is taking part in a 24 hour gaming marathon to raise money for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, a hospital local to Dorian which has treated children of friends of his. When Dorian isn’t answering Macro Scheduler support tickets he’s often to be found playing on-line games, so this […]
Testimonial – Radio Station Automation
It’s always interesting to hear what our customers use Macro Scheduler for. So many use cases. Here’s one from Mark Croom: For the convenience of listeners to the radio stations I work with, the program is doing some file handling tasks that put artist and title information onto our website and into radiotext on RBDS-capable […]
Binary and Kids
I taught my son Ben, who is 8, to count in binary last night. It was fun. He struggles with math, but this seemed like a revelation for him. So simple, so powerful. I realised he didn’t know what is inside a microchip – that a computer is just a box of switches. That when […]
How to Share Macros with Other Network Users
We’ve added a new article to our help desk: How to Share Macros with Other Network users
Success Story: Automating Certificate Exports for a Bank
My recent newsletter with the screen-cast of the old Windows 3.1 Macro Recorder prompted the following email from long time customer, Ian. In his email he reminisces about how he originally found and used Macro Scheduler to solve a thorny problem for his employer which had previously stumped Microsoft. It’s a good story so I […]