Andy

Here's vba code to run my macro called 'Current':

Sub CallMEMacro()

Shell ("C:\Program Files\Macro Express3\MeProc.exe /ACurrent")

End Sub

I'm new (obviously).  I've basically got my keyboard mapped in just about every program the same.  To go left/right/up/down I hold the control key and j/l/u/k

I've been remapping my cursor keys like that since the '80s (remember SuperKey?).

(Except my "UP" key is Ctrl-i, maybe you meant i instead of u)

You can't do what you want in Macro Express. I couldn't live without Macro Express, but also need to have the cursor arrows repeat.

So I also use AutoHotkey, which is a very powerful free scripting program, but for me difficult to use except for simple stuff (like arrow key macros). There are also people out there who will write some very complicated code using AutoHotkey, often for free. So I do have a half dozen AutoHotkey utilities but the stuff I write for myself is usually using Macro Express.

The AutoHotkey script to do what you want is basically:

$^l::Send, {Right}

$^j::Send, {Left}

$^i::Send, {Up}

$^k::Send, {Down}

And this is why I no longer bug the Macro Express coders to include a "repeat" capability.

By the way, I also use a system level key remapper to put the Control key next to the "a" key, where it was always intended to be!

i am wondering if any virtual desktop program could do this segregation and retain keystrokes.

No, not the generally accepted definition of "virtual desktop program" if you are running a macro program like ME that can only run one macro at a time.

The "virtual desktops" you are looking at are essentially the same desktop displayed graphically to be bigger/more than one screen's worth.

So if you can't run two ME macros at the same time in one window/desktop, just adding another virtual desktop isn't going to allow you to process a second macro in a different thread - no more than you would be able to run a second macro in a second window on the same desktop.

You might look into the virtual machines mentioned earlier, or a macro program that can run more than one macro at a time.

I use ME and Virtual Dimension (virtual desktop utility). I've also used ME with the virtual desktop software that came with Windows XP Powertoys (Desktop Manager).

Both work fine with ME.

i can run a macro that uses keys, switch to another desktop to work on something else while the other Macro works virtually in the other desktop?

but virtual desktops won't do that since the same instance of ME is running in all the virtual desktops, and you can only run one macro at a time.

Virtual machines are something else I think.

What were the "virtual desktop freewares" you found?

Glad it helped.

Donation Coders is a neat site. I've requested a small utility several times and an hour or two later someone uploaded something for me.

This might work for you -

http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/ind...hp?topic=3097.0

This would probably be easier with a Word Macro. Ask on one of the Word/VBA newsgroups.

Should I assume this can't be done?

I have a desktop icon whose target is:

"C:\Program Files\Macro Express3\MeProc.exe" /AMyMacro

If I drop a file on this icon, how can I get the file name and path

into a variable(s) to be used by MyMacro?

TIA,

Andy

Utility to disable a window's close button:

http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skro...ex.html#NoClose

Thanks.

> There is not, however, a macro command to detect which window is on top.

But is there a way to find out whether a window is set to be on top?

I too would like a toggle. Presently I have two macros (and two hot-keys), one to set the window to always be on top, the other to cancel that setting.

Jason,

He wants a macro to SHOW the Quicklalunch menu, the part that is expose by clicking on the bar with the two little black arrows when you have more icons in the QuickLaunch area than you have room to display.

He doesn't want to have to click on the bar to see the menu. Probably wants to display the menu with a hotkeyand then cursor to a selection.

TsunamiZ,

You could have a macro that does a mouseclick on the bar.

I've been hoping that some kind of repeat capability would be added at

some point. I have a few simple macros to assign cursor right, left,

up, down, backspace, and delete to other keys, and having them repeat

would be most handy.

The difficulty has been explained to me, but I think a way around this

would be to have a setting for each macro that would, when selected,

allow the macro to repeat as long as the key (or keys if you are using

a Ctrl or Alt key) is held down. If this setting runs you into

trouble on a particular macro, you could unselect it.

Andy

>> I am trying to open a document using a template. I don't get a new document based on the template, but instead get the template.

Just make a shorcut to the template, no command line switches necessary.

> I use an free utility called RegShot to track down changed

> registry items.

Very cool! I never would have found the registry settings that were

being changed, which were in

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-440220953-2996804125-4100544177-1005\Software\Logitech\

MouseWare\CurrentVersion\ControlCenter\Schemes\.Default\Devices\

CordlessOptical3\0001\Assignments\MiddleMouseShortClick\

And I discovered that each of the three settings (Middle Mouse Button,

Auto Scroll, and Universal Scroll) created a key & subkeys, and

deleted the previous key and subkeys. Not simply changing one number

from 0 to 1 to 2 as I had hoped. Fiddling the registry would be more

trouble than it's worth, I'll just stick to my crude macros.

Thanks for pointing me to RegShot.

Andy

Some Mouse Settings for my scroll wheel work better for some apps.

I'm constantly changing between Middle Button, Universal Scroll, and

Auto Scroll. I have three (crude) macros to change the Mouse

Properties settings.

Here's the one to select the Middle Button (the other two are the same

except that the "m" in the second to last line is either an "a" or a

"u".)

Control Panel Run Applet: main.cpl

Wait For Window Title: "Mouse Properties"

Activate Window: "Mouse Properties"

Text Type: <SHIFT><TAB><ARROW RIGHT><ARROW RIGHT>

<TAB><ARROW DOWN><ARROW DOWN>

Text Type: <ALT>m

Text Type: mid<TAB><ENTER><TAB><TAB><TAB><ENTER>

I imagine there is a Registry value that is being changed, so a macro

changing that value would be much faster.

Any idea how I would find it?

TIA,

Andy

I figured it out.

I had also installed a utility to add to my right click menu "copy

path to clipboard". When I uninstalled it, macros that launched .lnk

files worked again.

Whew.

All of a sudden, none of the Launch Program commands will work if the

program is a .lnk file, a shortcut.

This has always worked fine for me, the only thing that's changed is

that I installed 3 Windows Updates:

KB873374 Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool

KB833987 Security Update for Windows XP

KB883357 Update for Background Transfer Service

This is most inconvenient, I had some very handy macros that used this

capability.

Any ideas?

Andy

Sweet! Thanks Nicolas!

Still blinking,

Andy

Nicolas,

> if you want a bigger window with a huge "warning" bitmap in it, I

> can take a few minutes to do it

The size is fine, but if it really would only take a few minutes,

could you make the box red or orange?

This is an extremely low priority request!

Andy

> (ok it's probably not the prettiest program you've ever seen but

> it's late )

But it gets the job done Nicolas, thanks!

Of course, I wanted the dialog box in the upper left, and a little

wider, so I added a couple of lines to the macro.

I have multiple desktops, which I switch to by using mouse click

activated macros. So I added an IF ONLINE command to those macros,

followed by the commands to call online.exe. Now I have my reminder

no matter which desktop I'm using.

Andy

I have a one line macro that displays a Text Box that says:

You are online!

so I don't forget (I have a dial up connection). It's activated by

the "Connecting..." window.

The problem is that while the Text Box is displayed, no other macro

can run. Is there a way to leave the Text Box displayed after the

macro has terminated?

Andy

Control-Enter leaves the cursor in the edited cell in Excel.

Doreen,

> I've never really paid any attention to that "shortcut key" line

> on my shortcut properties.

Keep in mind that these Shortcut Keys will only work for Shortcuts

that are on the Desktop or in the Start Menu hierarchy. That's one

advantage of using a Macro.

> I'm going to stick with the "Launch Program" like Floyd showed me,

> cause at least I can view my list of Hotkeys in Macro Express.

If you end up using system Shortcut keys, there are utilities that

show the list of assigned keys.

> And I definitly need that Word Newsgroup, I'm headed there now.

> I'm trying to launch Word without any new document at all. I made

> it work on my Excel like that, but can't get it to work on Word.

> I'm quite sure that "I" am the problem...hahaha

A shortcut with

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE" /n

as the target will start Word with no document at all.

Andy