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With the merits of automation that you refer to in mind, I have written many macros that I eventually abandoned because although they COULD achieve the desired end, they often did not, so I must have chosen some ambiguous steps resulting in unreliability - a case that comes to mind, is storing a snapshot of the desktop.
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I inserted a Macro Stop after every step. The original failure led me to try a different hotkey : CTRL_5 When I clicked on the target desktop shortcut and then pressed CTRL_5, a Properties window opened, but for a shortcut to the right and below the target one. Since you thought CTRL_1 was the hotkey, I reverted to that, but pressing CTRL_1 caused a blimp, but did NOT open a Properties page. So for now, the hotkey will be CTRL_5, and the next task is to lock-in the correct shortcut......
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Acantor - if your macro works - I think it is the very thing I was hoping for. I will probably know later today - and will report back. Cory - deleting thumbs.db is I think what DiskCleanUp does; disabling 'the feature in File Explorer' would, I suspect, have much unforeseen and potentially undesirable ramifications. Moreover, I would have to go and discover what 'this feature' is. I allocated the macro to CTRL_1; I clicked on the 'offending' shortcut - various windows opened, eventually a video processing program stayed open, but the shortcut did NOT lose its thumbnail-tainted icon.
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Because the talent at this forum can produce an effective macro in much less time than I can, I will put this job 'out for tender' (joke only), rather than spend innumerable hours gradually inching towards a solution. The problem : On the desktop IN PARTICULAR POSITIONS, I have shortcuts-to-folders which hold videos temporarily. That leaves the icons of the shortcuts 'contaminated' with video thumbnail elements. While I can do a disk-cleanup to restore the generic icons of the shortcuts [and that MAY be simpler than the alternative], I know that deleting the shortcuts, and re-creating them is another way. I would like a macro that will achieve the end result of 'leaving the shortcuts where they are, and labled as they are' [as a disk cleanup would], but with generic icons (without thumbnail remnants).
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Applying a hotkey to a text window
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
That did the trick. Thank you SO much. -
Applying a hotkey to a text window
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
The application is vDosWP a 'modern' program that allows the DOS program, WordPerfect, to operate in 64bit Win10. WIN_F12 increases the size of its window. I KNOW it is available, but at the time of trying, I could not find the Text Type trigger; so instead clicked on an icon/tool that exposed a window offering text input. I clicked on 'Win', but had to TYPE in the F12, so the MACRO showed 'WIN F12 WIN F12 WIN F12' When it's hotkey was pressed, the WP/vDosWp program's window merely showed 'WIN' 'WIN' 'WIN' instead of being resized. I can see how the code YOU provide is likely to have the effect I want, but I repeat, I could not find the correct tool in the left pane to let me enter that code. -
Applying a hotkey to a text window
Sebastian42 posted a topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
I need to apply WIN_F12 three times to a (text) window to achieve the resizing that I want. The macro I created simply TYPES 'F12' three times into the window instead of resizing it - how to make it effective ? -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
<COMMENT Value="ENTER to select Bookmarks"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ENTER>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="1"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<CTRLD><SHIFTD>o<CTRLU><SHIFTU>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="100"/> What I need is for the Bookmarks MANAGER to open - your '<CONTROL><SHIFT>o' merely highlights the Bookmarks Bar entry. I repeat that I have a working macro already, but I'm trying to understand why I needed to employ a work-around. The format of '<CTRLD><SHIFTD>b<CTRLU><SHIFTU"/> had already worked for selecting Bookmarks. I COULD change it to '<CTRLD><SHIFTD>o<SHIFTU><CTRLU"/>, but will not bother without your encouragement. I did get email notification again. -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
I had become aware of that 'capital letter issue' in a recent comment (from you ?) in another thread. My invocation of B worked fine. What did NOT work, and what I was asking about, was the failure of 'CTRL SHIFT O' to trigger Bookmarks Manager, forcing me to use the work around I described above. By the way, even though 'Notify me of replies' has been 'activated', I have not received emails - probably since the thread went to page 2. -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
"Open chrome and paste in this address. "chrome://bookmarks". It will not be painful, I swear. " I did and reported that the results were as you predicted. Replacing the Program Shutdown with Close Window did the trick. So now I have a functioning macro ans should be satisfied. But I want to draw your attention to the code that was a work-around, because a direct approach did not work. I should be able to select Bookmark Manager manually with 'CTRL SHIFT O' , but that did not work; nor did 'down arrow x 4' to Bookmark Manager in the macro. So my work-around was to select 'Show Bookmarks Bar' and then to down-arrow once to Bookmark Manager. Can you improve on that ? I am (as usual) confused about your 'repeat' comment. I was not aware of the 'Repeat Start .... End Repeat' option until your example drew my attention to it. I think it is a more elegant way to achieve the same effect, so I emulated that higher up in the macro but incurred your displeasure - I'm puzzled WHY ! -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
Thank you for the compliment. Why would the last line not execute ? There is already a pauze before it. How can it be made to execute ? More accurately, how can opening of Gmail be prevented and closing of Chrome be promoted ? -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
<COMMENT Value="Launch Chrome"/> <LAUNCH PROGRAM AND ACTIVATE WINDOW Title="New Tab - Google Chrome" Exact_Match="FALSE" Wildcards="FALSE" Path="C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe" Mode="\x00" Default_Path="TRUE" Wait="1" Wait_For_Program="12"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.1"/> <COMMENT Value="ALT f to open the Menu"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ALT>f"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.1"/> <COMMENT Value="Down-arrow x 6 to highlight Bookmarks ; using Repeat... End repeat"/> <REPEAT START Start="1" Step="1" Count="6" Save="FALSE"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ARROW DOWN>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.1"/> <END REPEAT/> <COMMENT Value="ENTER to select Bookmarks"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ENTER>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.1"/> <COMMENT Value="CTRL Down SHIFT Down B CTRL Up Shift Up to select Bookmarks Bar"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<CTRLD><SHIFTD>B<CTRLU><SHIFTU>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.1"/> <COMMENT Value="Down arrow to select Bookmarks Manager"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ARROW DOWN>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.1"/> <COMMENT Value="ENTER to open Bookmarks Manager"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ENTER>"/> <COMMENT Value="A longer delay is here required"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="1"/> <COMMENT Value="TAB to select the Bookmark Manager's Menu"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<TAB>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.1"/> <COMMENT Value="ENTER to open Bookmarks Manager's menu"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ENTER>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.1"/> <COMMENT Value="Down-arrow x 5 to highlight Export"/> <REPEAT START Start="1" Step="1" Count="5" Save="FALSE"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ARROW DOWN>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.1"/> <END REPEAT/> <COMMENT Value="ENTER to activate EXPORT"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ENTER>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="1"/> <COMMENT Value="Delete to be rid of the prompted name"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<DELETE>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.1"/> <COMMENT Value="Types the path for the export which is to be saved "/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="C:\\data\\Chrome\\Bookmarks\\file.html"/> <COMMENT Value="ENTER to 'press' the Save button"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ENTER>"/> <PAUSE Flags="\x11" Message="replace file date" Left="Center" Top="Center" Monitor="0"/> <PROGRAM SHUT DOWN Option="\x01" Title="Bookmarks - Google Chrome" Partial="TRUE" Wildcards="FALSE" _IGNORE="0x0006"/> The item - NOT chevrons, but single side arrows - you have pointed arrows to, was missing when I did the graphic post. It is present NOW, so I will re-post using that. -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
"And you're not showing me your code." I am happy to change that, but THIS post does not provide me with the pairs of chevrons that I used before to post code, so I can only send a graphic - which method you have objected to. But because it is long, I have to do it i n two parts with the bottom of the first overlapping with the top of the second -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
<PROGRAM SHUT DOWN Option="\x01" Title="Bookmarks - Google Chrome" Partial="TRUE" Wildcards="FALSE" _IGNORE="0x0006"/> In my own clumsy way, I've managed to get the Export done. I thought I would 'clean up the job' by closing Chrome at the end, but there is yet again an obstacle. I made the second last line a complex pause, to give me a chance to delete the old Export file and put today's date into the new Export file. So once I have done that I click on RESUME, but the final line fails to execute. -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
I've been able to successfully replace my six-times-down-arrow with your 'Repeat Start....End repeat' . I've been able to successfully replace your complex delays with my 0.1 seconds (extended where needed). I should NOT have to make the selection of Bookmarks Bar in two steps - but it does work. I'd like to know how those two steps can be reduced to one. I can see the need for a Save As that you referred to, but can not find that option in the macro commands. Chrome prompts a name that I am happy to accept, but introducing a left mouse click leaves the prompted name highlit rather than confirmed; the saving path I can write code for, but I have no idea how to put that in front of the prompted name . Still far from a satisfactory ending. -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
I've had another go at it - once again it did NOT work. So although the code CAN achieve my aim, it does not do so RELIABLY. CONFOUND ! Now it has just worked 3 times in a row ! -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
I had already typed your code in before, and it had not worked, but this time I cleared away the repeats, and sure enough the Save dialog opened, - so impressive progress - thank you. I will leave the SAVING till a time when I can bring a fresh mind to the task. But I am confident (and optimistic) that it will happen satisfactorily. If not, I'll report it in this thread. -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
File name I think I may be able to cope with - having recently done something similar. But it is getting way ahead of me, because I can not yet select EXPORT. -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
Sad to say - more obstacles 1. the code looks unfamiliar to me 2. when I pasted it in where my code for TAB had been, it showed a single entry that appeared to be a repeat of all YOUR code above that point 3. When I tried to run it, there was an objection to the NAME : ExportChromeBookmarks - I chose to not change it 4. It told me that delays were unspecified, and when I offered to set values, opened a dialog that I'm unfamiliar with. It offered to set them automatically - I accepted. 5. When I ran the macro, it stopped where my own efforts had also stopped - NO PROGRESS. -
macro does not execute like manual typing
Sebastian42 replied to Sebastian42's topic in Macro Express and Macro Express Pro
I have pasted your code into a new macro and see that I should have pasted it into my exiting macro instead of the faulty code lines - a work in progress.