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55 minutes ago, Cory said:

But I suggest that if you only have a few customizations, to manually set them.  

That's exactly what I have done.

Thanks Cory 😊

Thanks acantor and rberq for your help 😍

So far I have used MEPro on my old desktop (win. 7) computer.
Now I have a new desktop (win. 10) computer.

Can I simply move macex.mex file fron old computer to the new one?
(Of course I'm aware that many macros would need to be changed.)
Any help would be much appreciated 😊
Oded. 

Thank you Cory for your answer.
Much appreciated 
I'll contact support.

Oded.

I'm using MEP 4.8.1.1 with Windows 7.
Lately MEP suddenly stops working, giving me an error (please see attached file.)
MEP is always active in my system tray, but when the error occurs no macro is running.
All this started about two weeks ago.
I've been using MEP for years and never had this problem.
Can someone help please?
Thanks,

Oded.

mep.pdf

It is impossible to have two folders the same name in a given folder. Are you sure of what you're seeing? Don't forget that much of what you see in Windows File Explorer is virtualized. You might be seeing folders that in the actual file system are ion two different places.

 

You can control the location of these folders in the MEP preferences. I think the group is called "Files" or something similar. I would guess it's safe to delete a folder for which there are no references in this section.

You are right Cory.

My mistake

I have looked at Documents library and didn't notice there were 2 locations included: My Documents and Public Documents.

Thanks for your quick answer

My Documents folder contains 2 Insight Software folders.

One of them has only one sub-folder named Macro Express which has 2 (empty) subfolders: Crashes and Remap Layouts.
The other contains macex.mex file, 9 backup files, and a Macro Express subfolder with one (empty) Macro Logs subfolder.

Is this OK?

Why the need of 2 Insight Software folders?

Well, yeah, you're welcome, but did it work? The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Whenever a tab is added I check it's header and if it's the one I don't need I simply click Ctrl + W

Works flawlessly

Thank you Cory and rberq for your help.

Much appreciated

Oded.

In Chrome it's Ctrl + W. I didn't know this. I just searched with Google to find the answer :-)

Thank you!

But I need to close a specific tab (based on it's header)

(btw, in IE it's Ctrl + W too )

Using IE or Chrome I have several open tabs and want MEP to close one of them

How can this be done?

It's good to know which browser you use, but anyway:

 

Use "Program Lunch" (from Windows/Programs). Program/Path name: Path name of your browser. Program Parameter: URL from website.

 

Sample:

PROGRAM LAUNCH "FIREFOX.EXE" (Normal)

Parameters: www.google.de

<PROGRAM LAUNCH Path="FIREFOX.EXE" Mode="\x00" Parameters="www.google.de" Default_Path="TRUE" Wait="1" Get_Console="FALSE"/>

Look_Up

I use google chrome.

Works flawlessly for me now

Thanks for your help. Much appreciated.

Is there a way launching a web site using a browser which is not the default browser and not Internet Explorer?

Thank you Alan for your help.

Much appreciated

Oded.

I want to activate a macro when any window (regardless of it's title) in any program opens.

What should I put under "Activations?"

Absolutely.

Thank you Cory.

Can I have both Macro Express Pro and Macro Express 3.x installed on the same (Win 7) computer?

I avoid IE unless FF for some reason can't render a page properly, but there seem to be a few posts about this sort of thing. Here's one that may or may not be relevant:

 

http://blogs.msdn.co...plorer-8-0.aspx

 

Oded: Don't let ME pro's lack of a Wait feature force you away from FF! I use a pixel-spotting macro to do the equivalent:

 

<DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="200"/>
<REPEAT UNTIL Variable="%StopColour%" Condition="\x00" Value="13160660" _COMMENT="Grey, after the red during loading. Theme: Default"/>
<GET PIXEL COLOR Option="\x01" Rel_To_Screen="FALSE" X="94" Y="65" Destination="%StopColour%"/>
<DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="50"/>
<END REPEAT/>
<DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.1"/>

 

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Thank you, Terry

Cory, none of these settings makes the slightest difference - I have tried them all.

Me too

Internet Options > Advanced tab > Reuse windows for launching shortcuts

I have unchecked this setting, restarted computer, but nothing has changed (namely a new IE window is opened every time a macro is run.)

Maybe there is another setting I have to change?

Thanks,

Oded.

Check your IE settings. There is one that will cause new external shortcuts to be launched in a new instance. I believe non-tabbed browsing is more efficient so I use this setting all the time.

Cory,

Where exactly can I find the one you are talking about?

This is quite odd!

My default browser is Firefox, for which the Web SIte command works as expected; if Firefox is not running, this command loads Firefox with the requested page. If Firefox is running, this command simply opens a new tab showing the requested page.

But, like you, my experience with IE is quite different. The Web Site command always seems to open a new non-maximized window for IE, even though I have declared my preference for tabs.

So I suggest the following code as a workaround:

Variable Set String %tUrl% to "www.myhq.com"
If Not Program "IEXPLORE.EXE" is running
 Program Launch: "iexplore.exe" (Normal)
Parameters: 
End If
Window Activate: Internet Explorer
Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <ALT>d
Delay: 500 milliseconds
Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): %tUrl%<ENTER>

<VARIABLE SET STRING Option="\x00" Destination="%tUrl%" Value="www.myhq.com" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<IF NOT PROGRAM Option="\x01" Program="IEXPLORE.EXE"/>
<PROGRAM LAUNCH Path="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe" Mode="\x00" Default_Path="TRUE" Wait="1" Get_Console="FALSE"/>
<END IF/>
<WINDOW ACTIVATE Title="Internet Explorer" Exact_Match="FALSE" Wildcards="FALSE" _IGNORE="0x0006"/>
<TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ALT>d"/>
<DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="500"/>
<TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="%tUrl%<ENTER>"/>

Paul,

I too like Firefox much more than Ie.

However ME Pro limits the option "wait for the web page" (which I use a lot) only to IE.

I wish Firefox had this option too...

Anyways many thanks for your help.

Much appreciated.

Oded.

The help for "Web Site" command says: "Use this command to open a web page. Just enter the web site address and click the OK button. The web site entered is launched when the macro is run. If the browser is not open, the macro also opens the browser."

I use this command launching certain sites using IE. However the browser is already opened (before the macro is activated) but the macro launches the site opening a new window of IE.

Am I missing something?

Thanks a lot for any help.

Oded.

Don,

The typing code is typing. I've checked the radio button...

I've also made sure the password screen has focus before typing.

It looks like Samrae is right. If so, can this be somehow bypassed?

Thanks Don and Samrae for your answers. Much appreciated

Oded.

I get a lot of pdf documents from my bank - all of them protected with a password.

I've created a very simple macro which types the password + ENTER.

When I try to open the pdf I'm of course asked to type the password. I run the macro but nothing happens.

If I open notepad and run this macro it works flawlessly.

Why doesn't the macro work with the protected pdf document?

Thanks for any help.

Oded.