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Floyd: Are you 100% sure about that?

I'm 100% sure that I've been proven wrong many times in the past and will be again many, many times into the future. ... and vice-versa.

Alt+Tab is reserved by the Windows O/S. When pressed, it is trapped before any upper-level application can grab it. This is by design.

I have two macros that I have to exacute. They work fine if I hold the keys for each one. F9 runs before I use F10. Is there a way to exacute the two macros with another Macro. I could use a different macro program to do this but I'm thinking Macro Express will do this. I tryied MacroRun with no luck.

Macro Run certainly runs macros, but I'm not clear what you are attempting to do.

I would do it like this:

1. Start with a blank string

2. Get the next server name

3. Check if server name is in the string yet

4. If it isn't, then append to string and add to notepad

5. Loop to 2.

Because sometimes the clipboard don't get the new server name. Don't know why...

I don't use firefox, but what happens if you use a lowercase "r" instead?

Post the code in its native format (copy, paste) along with the "Copy Command Text" posting. I t makes it easier to see what is happening.

The reason it is taking so long is there is a lot of unnecessary looping going on.

Is there a way to disable keyboard and mouseclick input while a macro is running?

I cannot find anything for the keyboard, but take a look at this mouse-blocking post. I have not tried it myself, but according to the author, it works just fine.

You could place your code within a Repeat Loop:

Repeat Until %N1% <> %N1%
Repeat End

I use the Repeat with folder command, select the folder, then select Files Only and Filename Only and Place name in T1 then add a Variable Modify Integer command selecting Increment, variable to Increment N1

Then Repeat End

Please post the relevant Macro Express code using the "

[/b]" tags. It makes it easier to follow along.

Have you tried setting the Continue Macro choice on the Advanced tab of the "Activate/Launch Program" dialog?

You can, instead, change the "A" through "Z" to an ASCII value and then subtract 64 from the results to get a number 1 through 26.

Variable Set %N1% to ASCII Value of %T1%
Variable Modify Integer: %N1% = %N1% - 64

Except for the Else command, there is no grouping. Macro Express will do the Boolean tests in the order they are written using the results of the first test (True or False) to compare with the next test, and so forth. In your example, if the N1 AND N2 test pass then both the N3 AND N4 and N5 AND N6 tests will be ignored.

What is the mechanism for generating the shortcut files? Specifically when does it happen.

It happens when you click the Apply button in Options->Preferences->Startup. If you open the folder where the shortcut link is kept (see Kevin above) you can see the change take place. If you uncheck Run on Windows' Startup and click Apply, you will see the shortcut link disappear, and vice-versa.

In addition I would like to know what the contingency is for an existing shortcut. If, say, you change the command line parameter does it update the shortcut, generate a new one or what?

Same goes for changes to the Command Line Parameters field. The shortcut link will be rewritten.

That is odd. I was sure there was a /P. Maybe older versions of Word?

No, not in any older version either.

Bummer. Is there no way to do the print in Word?

Yes. Namino has it right. Use the built-in Word Command macro. You will, however, need to wrap the full path document-to-print name in quotation marks within the Program Parameters field i.e "D:\BobsData\My Word\Computer\Sample Print.docx".

I want to use switches /p /n /q for Word (print, no new document, no splash) but even when I put them in Program Parameters, it does not seem to take.

Microsoft Word does not have a switch to print a document from the command-line. The /p you are referencing is for something else.

Welcome.

You'll want to have a look at the Variable Modify Integer command.

VBScript lessons are beyond the scope of a Macro Express forum, but ...

Within VBScript, you need to look at these three functions:

DatePart - Returns the specified part of a given date.

DateAdd - Returns a date to which a specified time interval has been added.

DateDiff - Returns the number of intervals between two dates.

What the heck does that mean; "intervals"? Well, an interval can be a year, quarter, month, day of year, day, weekday, week of year, hour, minute, or second. It simply depends on what you tell the command to return in relation to the function call.

Hopefully Joe won't see this

Incrementing a counter each time through a loop is easy; just store the counter to a variable. Displaying the count is trickier because a text box cannot be "refreshed". You can, however, Use the Text Box Close command just prior to popping up a new text box. To avoid screen flicker, use the close command after popping up a new text box with a new variable. This works because Macro Express will close the first text box opened with identical, or empty, captions and not the last one.

Only one macro at a time will run, therefore, you cannot use another macro to determine if a macro is already running.

Creating a simple, but dynamic, multiple field input form based on parameters supplied by Macro Express (maybe in the format of an INI file) would not be all that difficult to do. It really depends on the end-game, or what you want to prevent the user from inputting.

If it's just a basic form, you need variables for:

• Width and height of the form (assume a center position on the display)
  
• How many text input fields it contains
  
• the X and Y coordinates of each each one for placement
  
• The label and label position for each field (assume either left of, or above each field)
  
• The minimum and maximum number of characters for each field
  
• ... and so forth.
  

Placing all of this information in an INI file is easy to do for Macro Express, as is generating the script on the fly that presents the form to the user. It's easier than it sounds. In fact, an INI file might be overkill. On the other hand, they are easy to maintain.

An HTA file is an HTML file. Take almost any HTML file, rename it, add in the "<hta:application ... />" tag, and you have an HTA file with the same capabilities as HTML, XHTML, DHTML, ... whatever ... document.

The trim functions remove spaces from the ends and/or beginnings of strings, not anywhere in the middle.

Avatars and signatures did not transfer over. Forum users will need to recreate them. Sorry about that!

Take a look at the Macro Playback Speed command.

Fan? Yes, going back, back, back, back to the Syd Barrett days. As to the 1982 flick/animation starring Bob Geldolf ... not corny to watch it at all (IMHO :-)

Here in Cleveland we have a tribute band named "Wish You Were Here". They are really great and sound very, very much like the originals. They have a flying pig, all the lights, lasers, and circular screen. The show lasts for at least 3 hours. I personally think they sound better than "Aussy Pink Floyd" (whom are probably the most well-know P/F tribute band).