Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
In a support email recently I was asked how to record a macro to perform load testing. While you could certainly use the macro recorder for much of the process, in most cases you are probably going to want to insert some code to make the macro more dynamic in waiting for events to complete. […]
Macro Scheduler 14.1 is now available. Here’s a summary of changes in Macro Scheduler 14.1: New UI Automation functions for manipulating “Accessible” objects (UI Automation Elements). New FindObject Wizard for locating objects, detecting accessible elements and outputting code to manipulate them. Support for HTML email in SMTPSendMail New HTMLViewer component for custom dialogs Macro Recorder […]
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In forum post “Is it a Macro Recorder, is it an Automation Tool, or ….” Antonius asks how we can make Macro Scheduler more popular. This is not the first time I’ve been asked this. The easiest and quickest way to help is to Share. At the top right of every page of the website […]
When you tell people about Macro Scheduler how do you describe it? Do you call it an automation tool, a macro recorder, a script language, a data entry tool, an interface builder, a trained monkey, or something else altogether? I’d be interested to know. To me Macro Recorder suggests only a tiny part of its […]
Thanks to Alberto Voli for this little tip. The code below can be used to print an Excel file without having to manipulate the printer dialogs. It uses VBScript to interface with Excels’ COM object model to call it’s PrintOut method. Place the VBSTART .. VBEND lines near the top of your script ready for […]
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 […]
Macro Scheduler 12.1.7 is now available for download. This is a minor update to fix a small mistake in the help file (example for XLGetCell) and also an issue with the macro recorder which would fail to work if it had previously been cancelled after being started from within the Script Editor. Registered Downloads/Upgrades | […]
Macro Scheduler 12.1.6 is now available. This release includes a bonus new feature: Access to the Macro Recorder from within the editor. This means you can now record steps within the editor, with the recorded code being inserted at the current cursor position. This also means the macro recorder can be invoked multiple times to […]
Macro Scheduler 12.0.5 is now available with the following fixes: Fixed: PNG images added to custom dialogs not saving correctly and therefore not displaying when dialog opened or script run. Fixed: LClick and RClick not independent of left hand/right hand mouse settings (LCLick should always do primary button function). Fixed: GetDialogProperty not retrieving properties of […]