Gerry Peters

Sorry for the delayed reply, now I have researched the new Facebook and it certainly can do what I want very easily, yet for some reason they're not allowing all users access to it for now and I don't see where I can request it. So I'm back to where we were. Even if if I do eventually get the new Facebook, I'd still like to know how to place different text in a text box as each macros keeps repeating. One very flexible way was if it used a text file with all the group names in it, because that would be so easy to modify. Any ideas on how best to do this?

Thanks for catching that Terry, you're right I should have said: The URL approach does not apply I hope to hear from you later - thanks

I have a feeling I'm not explaining this well. I think showing some pics may make it much clearer. Pic 1 is the window that opens when trying to share to a group. Near the top you'll see Group: and a blank box this is where the curser is and is expecting some text to go there, for instance "Indie Music Global". Once that text is put in there and I add my comments, my macro goes to the bottom and hits "Post". Then the macro hits "Share to a Group:" again and a new box opens, I add a different group name, etc. This is where I need some help how to put a different name in there, in fact 20 different names, repeating this macro until I've posted this video to all the Facebook groups The 2nd pic shows my Macro Express window where I'm trying to solve this by using a Variable Set String and I assume also a Variable Set Integer. My question is how to I fill in those boxes for Variable Set String and Variable Set Integer to accomplish what I want. I think there are several ways to do this The 3rd pic is using the tab to go to"Variables". I wonder if that's the best way to accomplish this task. Maybe there's still another way to do this by copying and pasting acantor's text example into Macro Express, which may be even easier than these other approaches. My very 1st post in this thread explains a little more of what I'm trying to do. I hope I'm explaining this better this time. Thanks for all the help

The URL approach does apply at all to this situation, Facebook has a specific way to do this that only involves text. All I need is a way to insert text into a box and finish running the macro, then with the next macro repeat I need different text in there. Thanks for all your help

I finally got Macro Express 5.0 and would like to resume trying to set up this macro. I've only done fairly simple macros in the past and this is confusing and would very much appreciate some more guidance. I'm working in the script mode and have my macro set up and am having trouble with just one part. In the Facebook "share with group" window I can get the macro to navigate to a box where you insert the name of the group. The first one is named "Indie Global Music". I have about 20 groups to post to one at a time. In other words running this macro 20x each time with a different group name. I'm not sure how to incorporate acantor's code. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be copy and pasted and then altered to my needs into Macro Express or what. It doesn't appear that I can copy and paste any of this in the script mode. I see a tab where I can go to the "Variables" mode. Should I use that? Under Script editor I chose Variables / Variable Set String, but am unsure what to put into the boxes. I also see Variable Set Integer and also unsure what to put into the boxes. Sorry to be such a novice in this area - please help

I'm considering version 5. From what I see I'd need to pay the full $49 for version 5 and not a discounted upgrade from version 3. Is that correct? Not complaining just trying to understand. With version 5, I can still run all of my version 3 macros, Right?

I like your solution. Below is the commands for variables for ME 3.10. I didn't see array variable listed. I assume I can use one of the commands below to get this done. Can you give me some guidance? I've used ME for many years, but I'm still pretty basic in the macros I've created.

I have a macro set up that enables me to share a Facebook video to about 20 different Facebook groups by hitting a hot key. each Facebook group has it's own macro and my hot key starts a group of macros running them 1 at a time until all 20 are done. Facebook keeps changing the share window and then I have to redo all 20 macros. Every macro is exactly the same except for where the macro puts the name of the Facebook group in the box. So I'm wondering if Macro Express can instead run 1 macro 20 times, but each some put a different name in the box corresponding to each Facebook group? In other words only 1 command in the Scripting Editor would be the one that changes with each successive run of the macro until all 20 names are used. This way if I have to change the macro in the future I only have to change 1 macro not 20 macros Can this be done?

I didn't have permission to put the txt file in C:\ so I put it in system 32 folder like the original tutorial suggested, but I got this error DiskPart was unable to open or read the script file. Make sure the file you specified exists. So I guess it's maybe another administrator problem, so then I put the txt file in E:\ and redid my BAT file like this PAUSE diskpart /s E:\\dpscript.txt PAUSE AND IT WORKED!!!!!! Thank you we finally did it .

we're getting somewhere now. I put this in Program path box: E:\Desktop\cmd.exe - Shortcut.lnk I have run as adminstrator checked like the link suggested. I modified my BAT file to this PAUSE diskpart select volume 5 assign letter=S list volume select volume 1 assign letter=T PAUSE The DOS window opened and said hit any key to continue and it did indeed type diskpart and go to that directory, but that's where it stops. I tired putting some extra pauses there like after diskpart - nothing seems to help Thanks we're getting close

I terminated ME. Then at start button typed macro. I saw Macro Express at the top of the window. I right clicked on it and chose run as administrator. Put the pause at the end of my BAT file script you see below. Changed the program launch parameters,to /c "e:\My Documents\DISKPART ASSIGN S+T TO VOL 5+1.BAT" I ran the macro. The DOS window closed right away and the drive letters didn't change. I decided to try and simplify this some, so here’s the new name and folder of my BAT file C:\1\DISKPAR2.BAT Here’s the script of the BAT file diskpart select volume 5 assign letter=S list volume select volume 1 assign letter=T PAUSE program parameters: /c C:\1\DISKPAR2.BAT Program path: C:\Windows\System32\diskpart.exe I ran the new Macro – same results, window closes right away and no changes to drive letters. I’m beginning to wonder if anyone has ever used ME with a CMD (admin) and got any text inputted. Can anyone verify that they’ve done this? If so can you upload the macro for us to see?

If I use Run (Win-R) I can type C:\Windows\System32\diskpart.exe hit enter ad nit does open a CMD (ADMIN) window with dispart, so that's good. But if I put C:\Windows\System32\diskpart.exe in the Program/Path/name window of the Activate/Launch window and run the macro it immediately opens and closes the DOS window. Same problem, I'm getting no text inputted into the CMD window Are the program parameters I'm using correct in my example, two posts above this? I had to modify them to adapt to my situation. Are you able to get any text from macro express show up in the CMD window? If so maybe you can upload the macro to MS Onedrive, so I can see what's different thanks,

I still can't get any text to show up in the admin command prompt window. I suppose I'm doing something wrong. Here's what I'm doing. I looked closely at the picture you put in your post. This is a very simple macro with only 1 macro script showing up in the scripting editor: Activate/Launch Program Program launch only - is checked program parameters: /e e:\My Documents\DISKPART ASSIGN S+T TO VOL 5+1.BAT I also tried /c e:\My Documents\DISKPART ASSIGN S+T TO VOL 5+1.BAT Since I wasn’t sure if /c was a command or it c referred to drive C I created a BAT file named DISKPART ASSIGN S+T TO VOL 5+1.BAT I used notepad and here's the text in the BAT file diskpart select volume 5 assign letter=S list volume select volume 1 assign letter=T I’m not experienced with BAT file syntax. I assume that the ENTER key will be hit after the word diskpart. because it needs to wen typing manually. But at this point no text at all appears in the CMD window. I also tried the regular CMD instead of the CMD (admin) and same thing – no text Let me know if you see any mistakes in what I’ve done

Using Win 10 I have launch and activate cmd.exe - Shortcut.lnk 1 sec delay Text Type: DISKPART (ENTER) Text Type: my script the CMD window opens, but no text is inputted Maybe it has something to do with making that the active window. I'm not sure how to do that

I've figured out how to get a How to get a Command prompt (admin) window open, but can't figure out how to get it to add text in the Command prompt window? I need it to type diskpart (ENTER) then select volume 5 assign letter=S list volume select volume 1 assign letter=T Once it's open, I can type on my keyboard and text shows up. Any suggestions?

That will work for one time, but what I'm referring to is to keep renaming them over and over, maybe with a unique date and time appended to the end of the file name. So that when I look in the folder I see copies of those files. In the fie manipulation window I’m choosing “copy files” C:\Users\gmp\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\09enkubr.default-1459401572414\sessionstore-backups\*.* I have this scheduled to do this every time I reboot. So in the destination folder I’m seeing 4 files copied, but if Firefox is corrupted and I reboot then it copies over the good files and replaces those with the corrupted ones. So I wish I could get it to keep the old files, renaming them each time. Can Macro Express do this?

I’m using Macro Express 3.10. I created a Macro using “File Manipulation”. At startup macro express copies 4 files in a folder to my destination folder. It works fine, but I’d prefer if it didn’t replace the file with the new one, but instead saved the new file and renamed the old file. Sometimes I need the old files also. Is there a way to do this?

I've successfully created a macro that opens a wordpad document when a .wav file is created in a specific directory, but it ties up macro express, until a wav file is created. wait for file exist *.wav program launch - alert.rtf This macro runs at startup, but no other macros can run, because it's waiting for a wav file. The wav file creation in this directory may only happen once a month or it could be every few days, but I want to get an alert. I auppose one solution would be to schedule it for every hour and for it to wait no more than 1 sec. Any other solutions?

I have an audio program and I'm opening a window within the program and am trying to "get sontrol" and have the mouse single left click on the C1 control. I get an error message saying it can't find C1 control and will abort the macro. The spot has the word "scale". There are only 2 commands in this macro 1 get control 2 mouse single left clcik on C1 Any suggestions? Gerry Peters

Thank you both. I've got the macro put together. I had to make sure that the double digit numbers were processed first, if not I'd end up with onetwo instead of twelve. I learned a lot about working with variables, thanks to you 2. Powereful little program!

Thanks for the helpful response. I'm not used to the advanced macro creation methods. I tried just copying and pasting your text into Direct editor, but it doesn't look like it will work. I assume I need to go to scripting editor and use some of the commands under "variables". Ultimately will this macro work by opening a text file in wordpad and then hittng the hotkeys to start the macro? Or does it work on the closed text file? If you would be so kind to walk a newbie through this, it would be greatly appreciated

I would like to open a text file in wordpad (Word or notepad), trigger a macro to search for every occurance of 3 and rename it to three. I would want to expand it to essentially search for every occurance of a number and spell it out. If it finds 31, it renames that to thirty one. I realize I'd probably have to manually create each renamed number occurance, which is fine. Of course if it would be easier to accomplish this by directly working othe file that's fine too. Can Macro Express do this?

I setup a macro for CHKDSK in XP using CMD. On some of my computers I can get it to operate under XP, other computers won't complete it under XP but instead ask if I'd like it to be done on next bootup. I would like to do this under XP without requiring a bootup. In most cases I want just the quick scandisk operation, like you get when right clicking the drive and choosing tools/error checking. Of course in Win98 this was easy, there was an option to choose all HD's. Also in Win98, I think I was able to do this under scheduled tasks and choose "run routine now" Any suggestions? Gerry Peters

>>I can't say why the Run dialog is not accepting text input. Perhaps it does not have focus or the 'cursor' is not in the field?<< When I created the macro from scratch, it worked. Thanks for all your help. I really like the program and the tech support, despite a few quirks Gerry Peters

Kevin, I think you're on to something. I was able to get those commands to work. I used the commands in a Start/Run dialog. I opened My Computer and noticed on all my mapped drives under "Type" was listed either Disconnected Network Drive or Network Drive. If I double click on a Disconnected Network Drive then the "Type" changes to Network drive At the Start/Run dialog box, I typed: Net use r: /Delete I got a Dos screen asking me if I wanted to disconnect. I typed "Y" I noticed in My computer after I hit F5 to refresh, that drive was now listed as Disconnected Network Drive It worked! Then at the Start/Run dialog box, I typed: Net use r: \\Xp1600\c /persistent:yes I noticed in My computer after I hit F5 to refresh, that drive was now listed as Network Drive So it all worked, now I've run into a snag trying to put together a macro. I tried Scripting Editor/System/Run Dialog window (I tried Find Computers and Run programs) and then Text/Text type, in which I typed Net use r: /Delete When I run this macro, the Start Run dialog window does open but no text is inserted. I've tried several things including "Launch/Activate Program all with no avail, "wait for text" We're close. Let me know how I can finish this macro. GP