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  1. It might be a bit counter intuitive because the higher the number, the slower the speed with the Macro Playback Speed command in the Macro Control section. That's because this command is to multiply DELAYS. Here's their explanation. Not sure if this answers your question but this is how I do it: Macro Playback SpeedMultiply Delays By To slow down the macro playback speed , place a number greater than one in the "Multiply Delays By" field. For example, placing a "4" in this field multiplies the delays by four, causing the macro to play back 4 times slower. To speed up the macro, place a value less than one in the "Multiply Delays By" field. For example, placing 0.5 in this field cuts the delay in half, speeding up the macro by a factor of 2.
  2. Hold on there. I'm probably older and grumpier than you to guys put together. My faux pas. Thanks for your suggestion, Terry. And Cory, your posts are always helpful. I submitted the problem to Insight and just received notice they would be fixing the problem in the next version. I just don't get a chance to log in here often. And I certainly don't feel I have the experience or knowledge to contribute much. And all of us newbies appreciate your help. You guys really do make a difference. Seriously. In the future I will make sure to acknowledge your efforts. Now I have to get back to writing a letter to the editor on my IBM Selectric about how tired I am of hearing about these newfangled cordless telephones. Old Man Mike
  3. Hey there, 2 years ago I posted a bug with toolbar indentation that seemed to be fixed in a subsequent version. I had been using 4.0.2.1, but on a different computer with 4.1.6.1, the indentation works properly. However, I upgraded the first computer with 4.0.2.1 to the latest version 4.2.2.1 and I have the problem again. Here's the question: - Could there be some residual registry setting or something from the earlier version that prevents this from working properly, or did the bug reappear? Any help would be appreciated. It's pretty easy to create a test of the toolbar indentation. And here's the original post: http://pgmacros.invi...h=1 Thanks, Mike
  4. Aha! Great lead, Cory. That led to a repository of HTA scripts that are much easier to figure out than the multiform.hta. I'll post it here for other newbies: Hmmm. It won't paste properly on this forum. So just do a google search with the following terms and start looking around: microsoft technet hta script repository Thanks again, Mike PS: Terry, I made the suggestion as you recommended. Hope to see that come soon.
  5. Uhhh... I feel so inadequate reading through all these replies. I really wanted to accomplish 2 GUI things without having to learn a new language: - I want to be able to prompt a user for a string variable value without the "Enter string value" header that shows up in MEP confusing folks even less sophisticated than I am. - I would love to read a file into a menu and have a few different buttons to allow the user to act on the menu items they select. (eg select messages to send to someone and have a button for telephone, letter, or email). Fortunately my girlfriend works in IT so she can help me out. It's just going to cost me. Oh well. I don't mind massaging her feet that much. Thanks everyone, Mike
  6. Thanks for your help with this. I couldn't find that earlier post on HTAs but I did see it a year or two ago and I have a copy of the "multiform.hta". Unfortunately, according to the quote I found at Microsoft Tech Net below, Wscript.Echo doesn't work with HTA. Do you know of a command that will work with HTA? Or should I save it to a file or the registry instead? Thanks, Mike "For example, most script writers use Wscript.Echo to report information back to the user. However, Wscript.Echo won't work in an HTA. (Neither will any other WSH methods. That's because WSH methods must execute under Windows Script Host; HTAs do not run in the WSH environment.)"
  7. Hey there, I'm trying to use an HTA script to get user input. I see there's a field for "Save console output to" a variable, but I'm wondering how to save the data from the HTA script to the console. I could save it to a file I suppose, but I'm wondering what exactly this console is and how to use it. Forgive me if it's a dumb question and thanks for your help in advance, Mike
  8. Thanks for the info. My building administrator is on board, but since I work in an organization of many thousands, the regional head of IT has not been willing to pony up the resources to support this project, in part because of the need to install MEP on every machine. Oh well. I can use the logic of my algorithms still. Mike
  9. Hey there, I've put a lot of work into creating MEP files and was wondering if it's possible to convert them into AutoIT scripts or somehow make an executable file since our company won't let everyone install MEP on their machines. Thanks in advance for any help. Bummed, Mike
  10. Hello again. I have a handful of folks using my macros and would like to prevent them from opening macro files and altering code. I've found the password function, but that requires a password just to run a macro. Is there a way to just prevent users from altering macro files? Sorry if it's a dumb question--I'm not an IT guy and our IT dept isn't interested in supporting macros so they're not very helpful. Thanks, Mike
  11. Hey there, I have a few users using a variety of macros I've programmed and am wondering if there's a log somewhere so I can see who's actually using what and how often. If not, I figure I can just have each macro pend a file as it's fired and then tally them later, but I have dozens of macros I'd have to update with a few lines of code. Not a big deal, but I'm hoping to save me the work. Thanks, Mike
  12. Thanks for all the help. You guys are great! I'll contact ISS, check my start up settings, spend some time trying different files, and do everything I can to avoid resorting to rain dancing to get this to work. Mike
  13. I really appreciate any help with this: I frequently get "Application Errors" (see jpg attachment) which crash MEP on start up, especially if I've been opening and closing .mex files. I thought it was because I've been using version 4.0.2.1 at work (I don't have admin rights to upgrade) but it also happens at home with 4.1.0.1. Both places run Windows XP. It used to happen only if I open and close .mex files, but one of my beta testers had MEP crash just on regular start up. The only way to get MEP working again is usually a hard reboot. This is really frustrating because I'm about to distribute the macros I've spent dozens of hours creating to coworkers, but I'm afraid they won't be used if MEP keeps crashing. My boss will be pretty disappointed, too, since he's been supporting my project. So I'm wondering if somehow my .mex files have become corrupted, and if so, how would I go about fixing them? Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mike
  14. Thanks for all the great ideas and workarounds! The HTAs hold tremendous promise and either "getting" the control or saving a file to then act upon, solve the issue of how to "pass" the variable back to MEP. One last quick question: - How do I convert that really cool executable "multiplefieldform.mxe" file created by Floyd into something editable? It doesn't import into ME Pro and changing it to an html is really messy. Is it because it was designed for an earlier version? Thanks again! Mike
  15. Hey all, I'm trying to make multiple choice menus that have better formatting than MEP's default and was wondering if anyone knows if and how visual basic or autoIT can be used to create a better menu and then pass the selected variable back to MEP? I'm hopeful the "Use External Script" will work but I've been experimenting with it a little bit without much success. Also, does autoIT need to be installed on the user's machine for it to work? Thanks in advance for your help.
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