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Believe it or not, still working on this one. The problem I'm running in to is that things are random. There isn't a set number of charactors and the numbers are not the same every time. Here's an example of what I'm talking about. <random type>###-#######-#######<random type> The ONLY that is the same every time is that there are '3numbers'-'7numbers'-'7 numbers'. I get saving the clipboard as a variable and then getting rid of the first part and the last part and then saving that to the clipboard, but when you search for something, I need to search for more than '-'. Does any of this make sense? Thanks

Read the screen name!! I don't program, but I understand the basic stuff. To search in Outlook I use 'F4' which brings up a search window. From there I type in what I want to search for. Forever, it's been the same thing. Recently, it's now four things I need to search for. The format is '000-0000000-0000000' All numbers, no letters. The first three are what I've searched for. When I search, it's either true or false. I don't know how I can search for multiple things. Like I search for '1234' and I either get something or I get a system beep when I don't find anything. Make more sense?

Trying to do something like this: If search results in Outlook equal '1234' then goto "here" Or search results in Outlook equal '2345' then goto "here" Or search results in Outlook equal '3456' then goto "here" Else stop macro (This is the rest of the macro or "here) The issue is that when I search for something, I hit F4 and type in '1234' and press enter, or the macro does. Does this make sense? Any ideas?

I'm using CRT. Text will scroll up and depending on lag, it make vary. I would make a macro that simply waits and in most cases CRT would be 'ready'. The problem is, I'm making this macro to do mundane things so I can speed up my routine. I have certain text or a prompt. When that prompt shows up, I'd like for it to run the next piece instead of relying on me to start it back up again. Is there a way to do this? Thanks!

Shift doesn't work in this program unfortunately. The way I do it manually, is litteraly, holding the left mouse button down, moving it and letting the button up. Gut feeling says it's doing it too quick. Thanks

Unfortunately this window is used a lot, so type is scrolled by with each use. A select all would be a LOT after a few minutes. Even if that was a possibitly, you can't. Only the mouse, that I know of, can select the type. I can do this manualy, no problem! It's just "Mouse down, move, Mouse up" doesn't seem to select the type, even though that's exactly what I'm doing. :/ Thanks

Here's my thinking. I've got delay's all over the place and it doesn't seem to improve anything. I'm thinking that even though the mouse pointer is at the right spot and the left button is held down the next line in the macro is to INSTANTLY move up left. I'm thinking it doesn't like that. Is there a way to move the mouse from point 'a' to point 'b' over 0.2 seconds? Thanks

Tried that particular delay, and many others. I see the mouse move, it's like it's not left clicking, which is how the text is highlighted. Almost like it's just moving around and continuing the macro. Thanks

I put mouse delays before every mouse action. It worked.. "better". Is there a way to simply slow down the mouse speed of the selecting part? My guess is that it's instantaneously jumping from one area to another and therefore not selecting the stuff in between. Thanks

I'll post the entire code as that 'may' have something to do with it. Activate Window: "<window name>" Mouse Move Window 40, 705 House Left Button Down Mouse Speed: 250 Miliseconds(Doesn't seem to help the problem) Mouse Move Window 10, 510 Mouse Left Button Up Variable Set String %T1% from File: "copy.txt" Activate Window: "%T1%" Text Type: <ALTD>r<ALTU><CTRLD>v<CTRLU> The main issue is that it's not selecting! This works every so often, but as in just about all uses of a macro, I'm trying to save time. Thanks

I'm selecting type on the window, not moving the window. Thanks

For some reason, this doesn't work. Mouse Move Window 40, 705 Mouse Left Button Down Mouse Move Window 10, 510 Mouse Left Button Up Seems basic enough. Any ideas? Need some delays in there? Thanks!

Thought of that. When I hit a button in a Visual Basic program, all it does it run the macro. At that point the window is switched. I need to 'last window' since it is from an email and the subject line becomes the window title so it always changes. :/

Any way to switch to the previous/last window? Long story short, I've got a Visual Basic window open that I made with some buttons. When I click on a button, it starts to run the macro from that window, not the one intended for.

Many thanks!! That was almost too obvious/easy.

Here's what I'm trying to do.. Reply to an email, new window pops up. The 'title' will always be different since it's the subject of the email. Copy a piece of that email, switch to another program, run a command with that copied piece. Switch back to the reply and paste some text. I've got everything down but switch back to a window that changes it's name all the time. I can't put in a command to switch to "window X" since the name will be different. Here's what I've come up with. First, save the window name as a variable, do the other stuff, then use that variable for a window name to switch back to. Problem is, how?

Here's what I have so far: Contol Key Down Text Type: c Contol Key Up Variable Set String %T1% from Clipboard Variable Set Integer: %N1% from Position of Text in Variable %T1% Variable Set Integer: %N1% = %N1% - 4 Variable Modify String: Delete Part of %T1% Variable Modify String: "External - SecureCRT" Text Type: z -os <CTRLD>v<CTRLU> -s I'm trying to get a number from the cliboard. Copy to it, parse out the piece I need (xxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx), switch to my CRT window and run a command with what I copied out. Where am I going wrong? I run the macro and it switches to the CRT window and copies the wrong thing, looks like random text. Thanks!

Thanks guys! All of that 'makes sense' but don't know how to apply it yet. I've got 'the book' on the way and hope to understand this stuff one day. I definently don't leech everythinI can hoping that you guys will make a macro for me. I spend a few hours a day on this believe it or not. Just want you guys to know, I'm willing to work at this. Where did you guys learn this stuff? Thanks!

Almost. What I'm trying to do is find that number that's 3-7-7. The dashs need to be in there, it's just that number is different each time. Example: blah blah blah 123-1234567-1234567 blah blah blah blah How do I get just the number? They could refer to numbers in other parts of the email, so the "3numbers"-"7numbers"-"7numbers" would have to be specific to what needs to be extracted. Thanks!

Hope this isn't redundant! I think I got the basics of parsing, but I need to go a tad further with it. The emails I get have 3numbers, dash, 7, dash, 7. Is there a way to look for these? It's all numbers and no "text". The format is also the same every time, 3-7-7. After the clipboard copies it, how do I strip out that number? Thanks again!!

The online help that I've looked at and appears to be the same that you point out, are extremely basic and have very simple macros. Am I missing something? Also, the F3 was for Outlook for the find window. Thanks!

I'm getting there, honestly! F3 does nothing for me, not sure why. But that's not entirely a bad thing. Manually, I can select all(crtl+a) and copy(ctrl+c), so that part is taken care off. Is there some sort of online tutorial or help guide? I saw the one on the main site, but it's VERY basic and doesn't even mention 98% of the functionality of the program. Back to the macro part. I see it, but don't understand it completely. // Parse the variable Variable Set Integer %N1% from Position of Text in Variable %T1% Variable Set Integer %N2% from Position of Text in Variable %T1% Variable Modify String: Copy Part of %T1% to %T2% I got the Variable Set Integer part. %N1% and %T1% I assume you're taking a temporary "thing" into a variable that's concrete? What do those stand for? I also assume the %N1% and%N2% are the begining and end of the clipboard(%t1%)? And then the last line I'm confused at. Sorry for the complete newb questions. I've spent endless hours between this and Visual Basic. Found a great book on VB, but nothing but my own guesses on the scripting of this one. Thanks!

I know this has been asked many times, and I've searched the forums quite a bit. I know it's possible.. My goal is to get an email, based on that, run a macro. I need to copy the whole email to the clipboard(I think) and then parse out what I need. What I need is a number, so among text, that's easy. The macro needs to switch to another application(SecureCRT) use a command and inset that number in the middle of that command. Got that part. I need to copy only a piece of what pulls up from all the information. I can't tab or up arrow, but I can use my mouse to select the type. I would like to search the window for the starting few words(which don't change) and the last few words(which don't change) and select everything in between rather than the mouse coords since windows sometimes move and the response is sometime shorter of longer. Then I need to paste that into an email. They copying and pasting and switching windows I've got. It's the selecting the type of the email(that one number) and from the SecureCRT window that stumps me. Long drawn out explanation, but I wanted to be as clear as I could. I'm a newb(check the user name ), so just saying that I need to copy to the clipboard, save to a variable and parse it doesn't make much sense. My ripping apart the forums gave me that! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks