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Great!!! Thanks Kevin! As always, you are very helpful!!!

Thanks Kevin. Problem is that the spreadsheet I am working off of has mulitple dates... It can have up to 5 "05/" (for 2000 through 2005) and up to 12 "/2005". I think I have found a work around... I am just finding the first /2005, setting the interger, subtracting 6, and copying the 2 digit month to see if it equals "05" text. Thanks!

I found a work around... copied one of the tab feilds and did a modify string with that. Still, would like to know if there is a direct solution rather than this work around.

how would I replace tabs in a string variable? Copying text from an excel file... and the string is pulling the tabs. I want to replace all tabs with a "Space".

I need to find a variable date within a Variable String... example... I need to look and see if there is a date of May 2006. It could be any day... and the date format is 05/15/2006. It could be any day within the month... I just need to find if May 2006 exists and do some functions if it does. Is this possible without using up a ton of variables?

Here is a PIC of the window within a window.

I am working in a program that will open up windows within the main window. It is an order application that we use. The main window's title, ORION, can be found and set to a variable. However, the windows that open up within it cannot. So I have been trying to use the Control functions. With the window within the window open, I use "Get Control"... Macro Express IS finding the controls that way... See pic below. But no coding works with it... Not for "Wait for Control Visable", "Got Focus", etc. It just won't find it. I am basically just trying to use these to set delays... When getting an order.. it can take anywhere from 30 Seconds to 15 Minutes. I can't hard-code the delay in there... I need to be able to use the windows or Controls. Any ideas?

Its working Joe!

Not knowing exactly what you are doing... I might also suggest using the Shift Down, Tab, Shift up. If you are using the Shift key in coordination with the tab... Macro Express will see this command as hitting the shift key, releasing... then hitting the tab key. Not sure why you would hit the Shift key by itself. <SHIFTD><TAB><SHIFTU> Also, not sure if you copied the command text right out of Macro Express... but you are missing key characters in your shift-tab commands... you show: <SHIFT>TAB> whereas it should be <SHIFT><TAB> (missing the < in Tab).

If your entire Macro program is closing down... there there is no way for a macro to restart. If I were you... I might send a bug report to Insight Software Solutions and tell them of the problem. Macro Express should not close on its own whether or not a Macro is "Aborted" or not.

In the beginning of the Macro you want to run (Macro1), add a Macro Enable for "Macro2" at the very beginning of your script. Create a "Macro2" macro, disable it by default, and set the Activiation to "Scheduled" and run it every "1 min" or whatever you want. In Macro 2, add a command to "Macro Run Macro1". If your Macro stops, Macro2 will be enabled and will restart Macro1.

Can we then program Macro to move the mouse (hardware)? In fact... if we could teach the macro to eat my lunch for me since I am too busy and don't have time... that would be great.

Try changing the file directory you are saving it in... Sounds like access is denied on where you are trying to save it.

Yep. Text Type: <CTRLD>a<CTRLU> Clipboard Cut Variable Set String %T1% from Clipboard Replace "Text 1" with "Text 2" in %T1% Text Type: %T1% <TEXTTYPE:<CTRLD>a<CTRLU>><CLIPT><TVAR2:01:03:><TMVAR2:21:01:01:000:000:Text 1Text 2><TEXTTYPE:%T1%>

Thanks Jason and Lemming. That solved it. Jason, a suggestion for future releases/versions..... I think that the Pause and Resume functions should be centrally located (together) to save on confusion. Doesn't make sense to have them in 2 different areas. Thanks again guys!!!

That is fine... but here is the deal. To test this... I created a simple looped macro... Repeat Until %T1% <> %T1% Macro Playback Speed: Normal Speed Mouse Move Screen 673, 468 Mouse Move Screen 676, 462 Delay 10 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 678, 454 Delay 9 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 682, 449 Delay 10 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 684, 441 Delay 10 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 686, 430 Mouse Move Screen 688, 423 Delay 9 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 688, 412 Delay 10 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 688, 399 Delay 10 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 688, 388 Delay 10 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 688, 378 Mouse Move Screen 685, 367 Delay 9 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 681, 356 Delay 10 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 677, 348 Delay 10 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 673, 339 Delay 10 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 668, 331 Mouse Move Screen 663, 325 Delay 9 Milliseconds Mouse Move Screen 657, 320 Delay 10 Milliseconds Delay 5 Seconds Repeat End I try and hit the pause activation... but the macro continues to go.

I am trying to figure out how to utilize the "Pause" function in ME. No matter what I do... my Macros do not seem to Pause... I read the help file... but maybe I am doing something wrong. I hit the Ctrl-Alt-Shft-Y key... but the Macro continues to run. Am I doing something wrong or misunderstanding the "pause" function?

You would change "CSR" to whatever your window title reads. And you are correct... you can only run 1 Macro at a time. The below code basically will just send ME into a loop... and will just keep looking until it finds that window title, or you abort the Macro.

Well, if it were my company I would not publish these in a public forum. I would not even admit to working on any. Why? Competitors! There is no doubt that when you are the BMOC (big man on campus) others try to do what you do and are constantly looking over your shoulder to see what they should do. As a capitalist, I think competition is great. But that doesn't mean I have to give my competition the bullets to shoot me with, not even if I already have 3 steps towards the door. ... great song, btw. If only there were a secretive place... maybe a place that is password protected... Man... what a place that could be...

When I write my macros... they usually travel amongst screens in IE. So, At points where the screen changes... I do this: Repeat Until %T1% <> %T1% Variable Set String %T70% from Window Title If Variable %T70% contains "CSR" Break End If Delay 1 Seconds Repeat End This will send the Macro into an infinite Loop until the Window it is looking for is focused.

Jason, I would second this request. It would be nice to be able to have frequently used categories expanded. Thanks!

Wow. Did not know we had this capability. Awesome!!! Thanks Jason!!!

I agree with Lemming. It would be nice to have 1 place to go to make suggestions as well as read other's suggestions so we are not making duplicate requests. On a side note... it would also be nice to see what enhancements are currently being worked on or may be available in the future. I know the Insight team is always working on these... as well as working on the new release of ME 4. I would like to see what is being worked on so I know what I have to look forward to.

Whats the matter, Joe? Don't you speak Tsunaminese???? Yes, there is a way. When creating a Macro, under activation type, choose "Window" and put in the top title bar name of the window of the program that you want it activated on. In the commands of the macro is where you will put your code for centering the window.

Kevin, I think what he is asking is if there is a way to play the sound on abort while the abort message is disabled (with Tweakme).