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I am trying to create a "Playable Macro" that acts as like a shortcut.

It opens an Office program and performs a task.

Upon completion of the main commands, it has a "Terminate Macro Express" command.

I don't want uneccessary programs, like "Macro Express Editor" & "Macro Express Player", running in the background.

I want to run my shortcut, and be done with it.

PROBLEM

As a "Playable Macro"...

The "Terminate Macro Express" command only closes the editor.

It leaves the player running.

I don't have this problem when running it from the editor.

It closes everything there.

QUESTION

- When using a "Playable Macro", is there a way to end ALL "Macro Express" components (player and editor)?

- When using a "Playable Macro", is there a task-kill command that can end the "Macro Express" task manager processes?

- Do you have any other ideas, where "Macro Express" doesn't run in the background...but its commands are executed properly?

It looks like all you need to do is set up a loop to press the Cntrl+M 5 times. Try something like this:

 

Activate or Launch: "One" OR "ONENOTE.EXE"
Repeat Start (Repeat 5 times)
 Control Key Down
   Text Type: m
 Control Key Up
Repeat End

 

You may need to enter a small delay before the end of the loop, depending on your machine, but this should do the trick.

Thank you so much for your help!

I just found a working "Direct Script Editor" combination:

<LAUNCHDEL2:0:01C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTE.EXE><DELAY:3><TEXTTYPE:<CONTROL>m><DELAY:1><TEXTTYPE:<CONTROL>m><DELAY:1><TEXTTYPE:<CONTROL>m><DELAY:1><TEXTTYPE:<CONTROL>m><DELAY:1><TEXTTYPE:<CONTROL>m><TERME>

Yours looks much simpler, and I will give it a try.

I would like to create a certain shortcut.

It must open a program, then execute a hotkey multiple times.

I need it to open this program:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTE.EXE

I need it to execute this hotkey 5 times:

CTRL+M

Does anyone know how this can be done?

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Extra Note:

Some of you maybe wondering why I need the hotkey.

OneNote does not let you open multiple windows, unless you use the hotkey.

Using the hotkey 5 times allows me to open 5 windows.