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Alexis

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  1. The macro is triggered by ALT + 1. CTRL + 1 is the Output of the macro. It gets activated every time ALT + 1 is pressed. No other macro gets activated.
  2. I fear there is not much to see. I also experimented with Delay Times and various keystrokespeeds. I also divided the CTRL + 1 command into three different codelines. No difference! <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<CTRLD>1<CTRLU>"/> Can anyone reproduce the problem?
  3. Thanks to everybody so far. The macro gets properly activated. Textboxes get displayed and also i see it in the Macro Explorer in the column "Last Run Time". I don´t think that the hotkeys are blocked by another program. For example CTRL + 1 works always if pressed manually but only 10% if Text Typed by MEX. It´s like this nice alternative to Windows Explorer kind of ignores actions by MEX. Interestingly other keycommands like CTRL TAB for changing Tabs are recognized 100% of the time. If you browse like i a lot within folders you may check out this 4 Window File Explorer and also this odd problem 😉 . The keycommands CTRL + 1-4 are used for adressing the four Explorerwindows. http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/Q-Dir
  4. Hey everyone, I'm using Q-Dir as my to go File Explorer programm. For some odd reason MEX cannot send keystrokes/hotkeys to (via Text Type) Q-Dir. They only seem to work sporadically, partially or not at all. I tried to use different scopes (Global, Program/window specific). Even single and basic Hotkeys like CTRL+1 (through 4) are 80% of the time not being registered. I even played around with Keystroke Speeds. Are some programs sometimes just not able to recieve Hotkeys via MEX?
  5. Thanks for the answer and the example. Much appreciated, though I was hoping that MEX could create Variables "on the fly".
  6. Is it possible to create a variable from a prompt? What i'm trying to do is, when I run the Macro I get prompted for a string, let's say I type in "chrome", then the variable %chrome% gets created and contains the window title of the topmost window. Something like this: <VARIABLE SET STRING Option="\x01" Destination="%prompt%" Mask="FALSE" OnTop="FALSE" Left="Center" Top="Center" Monitor="0"/> <VARIABLE SET STRING Option="\x05" Destination="%%prompt%%"/> When I tried to use the viariable %%prompt%% (which would be %chrome% in this example) I get the variable %%prompt%% is the wrong type error. So, is it even possible that MEX is able to create variables that haven't been specified beforehand?
  7. The .bat runs fine, no errors or anything. This is not a normal cmd window, it's MeProc.exe's window as you can see in the screenshot. So the log was empty, and even adding a pause just confirmed that it starts MeProc.exe.
  8. Hey everyone, I kinda noticed an odd behaviour between Win7 and Win10 when trying to run Macros via shell commands. I have some Macros that get executed via Nuance Dragon 15 voice recognition. The Script is as follows: ShellExecute "C:\Program Files (x86)\Macro Express Pro\MeProc.exe /APosteingang" Which is equivalent to a .bat file containing: start C:\Program Files (x86)\Macro Express Pro\MeProc.exe /APosteingang Now to the Problem. When I run this on Win7 everything works as expected and the Macro "Posteingang" executes. But when I run this on a Win10 machine a blank CMD-like window of "MeProc.exe" with the MEX Icon opens for a split second and closes itself (see image below), the Macro doesn't get executed. I tried several other things in a .bat file like: start "C:\Program Files (x86)\Macro Express Pro\MeProc.exe" /APosteingang adding the " or ' in different positions, without success. I don't understand why it behaves differently and what would need to be changed to make it work on Win10 machines. Any ideas?
  9. Thanks for the replies, I guess maybe I just didn't notice that the Menu lost Focus. I will investigate more carefully.
  10. Hey everyone, I started using a Macro Menu (Popup menu) with the setting Icons - Horizontal. When I hover over the Buttons I usually see the Macroname. Sometimes though the Info "balloon" doesn't show up when hovering over the buttons. This happens on both my Win7 and Win10 machine. I'm using MEX Pro 4 any idea why this happens?
  11. Hey everyone, I enabled the prompt to create variables when they don't exist. Options -> Preferences -> General -> Dialogs -> Prompt the user to create a variable that is not defined. For some odd reason, I don't get the prompt when I save a macro on one of my PCs. I only get the prompt when I edit each line of code that has a variable in it that doesn't exist. While on the other PCs I can just save the entire macro and get a prompt for each undefined variable. Did I miss something in the options?
  12. Thanks for the suggestion, though that wouldn't really accelerate my workflow compared to just doing it manually via drag&drop, I thought there was a way to achieve this without needing an opened File Explorer window, or going through the File import dialog. But it seems it's just not possible for MEX to grab a whole file in the Background, the same way STRG+C does in the File explorer. Thanks for the answers.
  13. Ok I will try to be more specific, I have 2 windows open. One just the Windows File explorer with a folder of .mp3s, the other is Ableton Live which is a Music Production Program, let's assume they are side by side. Now I can Drag&Drop an .mp3 from the File explorer to the Ableton Software, and it would load. I can also select a File in the Windows File Explorer and press STRG+C to issue a clipboard copy command and use STRG+V on the Ableton window for the same effect as i'd open that .mp3 via drag&drop. Now, I thought using Macro Express to "grab" a specified .mp3 file instead of having to drag&drop or "copying" it to open it in Ableton. If that would be possible I wouldn't need to have a File Explorer window open. So literally having MEX load an .mp3 file into an open Ableton Instance. Does this explanation make more sense?
  14. That's not exactly what I was looking for. To be more specific on what I'm trying to do: Some Applications allow Drag&Drop to open files. Now, some allow copying the file itself and pasting it in the application for the same effect. That's when I thought I could use MEX to make something neat out of it and avoid an explorer window altogether. Though it doesn't seem like MEX is able to retrieve the informations the clipboard gets when doing a STRG+C on the File itself in an explorer window.
  15. Hey everyone, Is it possible to add a file to the clipboard which then could be dropped via paste command into an Application? To be exact, like you would STRG+C a selected file in an explorer window. The closest I could find is the "Clipboard File Copy" command, though it adds the file's contents to the clipboard, not the file itself. If it isn't possible, any workaround suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance
  16. Hey everyone, is it possible to move the Windows Taskbar to another screen or position via a macro? I tried to use the "Window Reposition" command but I can't seem to find the taskbars process name, also I tried to get it's name by setting a string variable, but the variable is just blank. Thanks in advance!
  17. Hello again, just wanted to say that the Issues are still present. What I also noticed is that every time the above happens, the MEX process starts to duplicate itself. I can't even kill the processes because I get an "Access Denied" error message, only a reboot helps. Is there a way to avoid it?
  18. Hello everyone, is it possible to resize a Window in Win7 and/or Win10 beyond the screen resolution? i.e. if I use the "Window Resize" function to resize a Window to 2000px height, it won't resize to more than my screen resolution height of 1080px. Is there any way to get around this limitation?
  19. Hey everyone, is there a way to save clipboard information to a variable, which can be later (through the variable) pasted without losing formats/attributes? Example: I copy a table in word, save the clipboard contents as string variable. Later I paste the content of the string variable but it only pastes the text without the table or any kind of format. So is there a variable type that can store all the information the clipboard has and not just the plain text? If not, is there a workaround? Thanks in advance.
  20. I just installed Macro Express Pro Version 6. MEX Pro jumped from 4.9 to 6.0.0.1 so i expected quite something. You need a new license. This is the update information: - New redesign of the program makes it easier than ever to use Macro Express Pro.- Support for ultra-high definition / 4K monitors.- Improved the navigation in dialogs and windows.- Command dialogs are now resizable so you can see more info without scrolling.- Many commands now allow entering multiple lines of information.- Themes allow choices that adjust the look and feel of the program. Choose from predefined or custom themes.- Choose between large or small icons within the program.- Choose fonts for specific areas of the program.- Enhanced the Quick Wizards.- Improved the Quick Setup Wizard that runs when the program is first installed.- The About box now indicates when a update is available.- An optional automated update process is included to ensure you are using the latest version.- Dozens of other enhancements and fixes.- Updated so more 64 bit processes are included in dialogs listing processes.- A button now shows the content of the text in the Encrypted Text command. After trying it out for 3 hours i was not able to see any significant changes so far. You can change the folder size in the Macro Explorer. Remarkably i don´t see progress if it comes to the functionality. But is not this a macro program should be about. Who cares about the theme of the macro editor? I was not able to find just one new command or an existing one with enhanced functionality. How would i loved to have a multiple choice menu with some basic layout and formatting options. ;-( Maybe i am missing here something. Can anybody help me out here? Is there a more explicit description of the new features (Dozens of enhancements) mentioned above? What are the MEX Pro 6 best features and does make it more powerful? Thanks Alex
  21. I'm back again, the Problem is still there but I could narrow it down. I use MLO (MyLifeOrganized) and got a Macro that activates the Window and clicks on an Entry. The Macro freezes when it executes the Mouseclick and my Mouse is in "Drag & Drop" Mode. I don't get any Error Message, but it has something to do with the Mouseclick that MEX executes being interpreted as "Drag & Drop" for some odd reasons. This seems to happen in MLO under Win10. (on Win7 it runs just fine) I need to Terminate Macro Express completely to stop that Macro at that point. If I hover over Forrest a grey mouseover appears with all macros which were malfunctioning. Those are not able to start again. Other macros will either work or also malfunction and then appear in the list of Forrest. Added a screenshot to show freezing macros.
  22. Problem disappeard after restarting pc. Sorry and Thank you.
  23. In Windows 10 Pro Macros are not performed. Instead say seem kind of halted. A message appears that they are halted in line 3 for example. Hoovering over Forrest display that several macros are running but they are not performed. Why? Every macro operated flawlessly under Win 7.
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