Groups.ini, Groups.ini, macros.dat

[armsys]

Are these files supposed to be located in the InstallPath, ie, C:\Program Files\Macro Scheduler 11? Or, should they reside in the Datapath? Which folder is more proper?

[Bob Hansen]

My files are located here:
C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\My Documents\Macro Scheduler 11\groups.dat

I already had version 10.x installed so I installed 11 in a new folder, accepted the defaults. I installed as Bob, not as Administrator.

[armsys]

The default %useprofile% folder is exactly the one I dislike. Instead, I prefer to store in a folder, say, C:\Bob\Macro Scheduler.

My problem in relation to such configuration is: Macro Scheduler often fails to locate the called macros. None of my called macros is hard coded with any path.

I discover a workaround by specifying, say, "C:\Bob\Macro Scheduler" in Start in the Macro Scheduler Properties dialog box, for both C:\Program Files\Macro Scheduler 11\msched.exe and its links. Thereafter, the above-mentioned problem vanished.

The setting HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\Software\MJTNET\MSched11\DataDir is useless. Macro Scheduler v11 actually wont' pay attention to the key as far as locating the called macros is concerned.

[armsys]

Hi Marcus,

Apparently MS11 provides no facility to allow users to alter their preferred script files storage other than %userprofile%\My Documents\Macro Scheduler 11.

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\Software\MJTNET\MSched11\DataDir only tells the location of the Macros.dat, not script files.

Suggestions:
1. Allow users to alter the default macros/scripts location in their script by changing the value of SCRIPT_DIR.
2. MS11 will look up the HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\Software\MJTNET\MSched11\DataDir key to search for the called macro.
3. Add a new Windows registry key, say, ScriptDir.

[Marcus Tettmar]

You can set any macro path you like in group properties. Right click on a macro group and select group properties and see/set the path there. If you create a new group you can point it at any folder you like.

[armsys]

Thanks a lot.