Samrae

Does Casper run with elevated (admin) privileges? If so you will need to run Macro Express with elevated privileges.

I do not know Python but here are some suggestions. 1. To make information available to a separate program you would need to have Macro Express save it somewhere the other program has access to. I can think of two options: You could write to a file or you could write to the registry. There are macro commands to write and read to either place. I would think there are Python commands to read and write to a file or the registry. 2. There are two ways to launch a macro via an external program such as a Python script. a) Have Python call Macro Express this way: C:\Program Files (x86)\Macro Express Pro 6\MeProc.exe /A::Filename?Macroname Substitute "Filename" with the name of your macro file and "Macroname" with the name of your macro. See Launching macros from a command line parameter for more information. b) Call via an API call. There are some examples written in Delphi, C/C++/Visual C Example, and VBA here: API Examples . You would need to use these examples to do the equivalent using Python.

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X starts and stops the Capture Macro process.

I recently decided to investigate the purpose of the C:\Windows\WinSxS folder. You may discover that it gets huge containing many gigabytes of of files. I thought I could shrink my backups by cleaning up these files (it didn't). From a Google search: Because of what this folder is used for I would expect Windows to prevent any attempt to run programs from there. Thank you Terry for showing the correct path to SnippingTool.exe.

When you launch Macro Express and then close it the size and position of the Macro Express windows will be remembered. The next time it launches it will come up in that position. For those macro commands that display something, most allow you to set the position. The Basic pause does not allow you to specify the position but the Complex Pause command will.

Your response tells us that it is possible to run a macro on the remote computer (assuming you ran Notepad on the remote computer). At this point I would not worry about Window Controls (sorry Cory). Maybe later but not right now. This is how I would approach this. (Do all this on the remote machine.) Put a Macro Stop command in your macro. Start by putting it after the launch of ACT and, perhaps, the first keystrokes. Run it. If something does not work adjust the macro commands until it does. If it does what it is supposed to move the Macro Stop command down in your macro. Run that. Repeat.

The Pause command is in the Timing categories of macros. The Pause command displays a message and stops the macro until you click on the Resume button. To easily find commands you can type in the search box underneath All Commands box. You can click in the box or press Alt+Down Arrow. To return to the script pane you can press Alt+Right Arrow.

When Macro Express runs it can type keystrokes and move or click the mouse much faster than a human can do it manually. Each computer and application responds differently. I would expect that connecting to your neighbor's computer via RDP is much, much slower than running ACT on your laptop. It is possible that the problem is as Cory describes where keystrokes and mouse movements are not occurring because of the RDP connection and the application having focus. However, it could also be that the macro is just running too fast. Here are some suggestions. 1. Try having the macro type ridiculously slowly. This lets you watch each step as it occurs. I suggest Keystroke Speed: 500 milliseconds. My previous recommendation of Keystroke Speed: 1000 milliseconds is too slow. Watch the macro run. Make a note about what works and what does not. If even one keystroke works then you should be able to get the macro to work. 2. Try launching Notepad (notepad.exe) and typing something into it. That will help us determine if the issue is with RDP, keystrokes, or ACT. Here is a sample you can just copy (from the second box) and paste into a new macro. Program Launch: "Notepad.exe" (Normal) Parameters: Delay: 0.3 seconds // Wait for Notepad to come up and get focus Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): This is a test: %Count% Keystroke Speed: 500 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <ENTER><ENTER>The macro should be typing very slowly now. 1 2 3 DONE Keystroke Speed: 0 milliseconds <PROGRAM LAUNCH Path="Notepad.exe" Mode="\x00" Default_Path="TRUE" Wait="1" Get_Console="FALSE"/> <COMMENT/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.3" _COMMENT="Wait for Notepad to come up and get focus"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="This is a test: %Count%"/> <COMMENT/> <KEYSTROKE SPEED Delay="500"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ENTER><ENTER>The macro should be typing very slowly now.\r\n1\r\n2\r\n3\r\n\r\nDONE\r\n"/> <KEYSTROKE SPEED Delay="0"/> 3. It is possible that Macro Express needs to run as Administrator in order to interact with ACT.

Sometimes <ALT>i does not work. Try using <ALTD>i<ALTU>. While I sometime run across a program where things like <ALT>i do not work I have never had an instance where <ALTD>i<ALTU> failed for me. Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <ALTD>i<ALTU> Delay: 500 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): t Delay: 500 milliseconds

Here are some observations: Activities Emailer.mex 1. I would recommend a delay after the Activate or Launch command. It may take some time for the computer to load the program and be ready to accept keystrokes. This might be why it does not work on the remote computer. 2. Since you are not doing any mouse movements or clicks you could remove the Window Resize command. 3. Line 16 is Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <CTRL> <SPACE> Did you intent to have <ctrl><space><space> ? There is an extra space between > and < 4. Is there a reason why you cannot combine some of the lines? You could replace several lines beginning on line 71 with Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): Neah Activities Message 5. You could simplify the macro by including a Keystroke Speed command and eliminating many of the delays. Friends & Family Emailer.mex has similar issues. Something like this may work (I did not test run this modified macro): Activate or Launch: Window "Act! Premium", Program "Act! Premium.lnk", Parameters "" Delay: 4 seconds Keystroke Speed: 1000 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <ALT>it<F4><F6> Delay: 3000 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <F6> Delay: 1700 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <F6> Delay: 1700 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <CTRL><SPACE> Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <CONTROL>c Delay: 250 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <CONTROL>v Delay: 1250 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <ALT>o Pause: Complex Delay: 500 milliseconds Keystroke Speed: 1000 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <ALT><F4><ALT>y<ALT>imn Delay: 2000 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): e<ENTER><TAB><ENTER><F4><F6><F6><F6> Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <CTRL><SPACE><ENTER><TAB><TAB><ENTER> Delay: 2000 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): g<TAB><TAB><TAB><ENTER> Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): Neah Activities Message Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <ENTER><ENTER><ENTER> Keystroke Speed: 0 milliseconds <ACTIVATE OR LAUNCH Title="Act! Premium" Exact_Match="FALSE" Wildcards="FALSE" Path="C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Act! Premium\\Act! Premium.lnk" Mode="\x00" Default_Path="TRUE" Wait="1" Wait_For_Program="12"/> <DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="4"/> <COMMENT/> <KEYSTROKE SPEED Delay="1000"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ALT>it<F4><F6>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="3000"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<F6>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="1700"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<F6>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="1700"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<CTRL><SPACE>"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<CONTROL>c"/> <DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="250"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<CONTROL>v"/> <DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="1250"/> <COMMENT/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ALT>o"/> <PAUSE Flags="\x11" Message="Susan, type in whatever you need to here, or cut and paste text from another document, then click on <Resume>" Left="Center" Top="Center" Monitor="0"/> <DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="500"/> <KEYSTROKE SPEED Delay="1000"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ALT><F4><ALT>y<ALT>imn"/> <DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="2000"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="e<ENTER><TAB><ENTER><F4><F6><F6><F6>"/> <COMMENT/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<CTRL><SPACE><ENTER><TAB><TAB><ENTER>"/> <DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="2000"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="g<TAB><TAB><TAB><ENTER>"/> <COMMENT/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="Neah Activities Message"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ENTER><ENTER><ENTER>"/> <COMMENT/> <KEYSTROKE SPEED Delay="0"/>

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First check your Shortkeys playback settings found in the Shortkey preferences. What program are you typing into? If you are using Edge try a different browser. If that fixes the problem then download the Chromium based Edge.

There is another example of using the ASCII Text File Process command in the samples.mex macro file. This file should be located somewhere in your My Documents folder. You can also copy it from the folder where the Macro Express Program files is installed (do not try to use it from the Program Files folder). C:\Program Files (x86)\Macro Express Pro 6\samples.mex Or, you can download it from this page: Sample Macros Look for the macro "Process a CSV Delimited File".

You could also try adding a "Wait for File to be Ready" command in front of the Delete File/Files command: Lock Player Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <ALT>fl Delay: 1000 milliseconds Wait for File to be Ready: C:\Web\n1\generated\files-are-okay.txt Delete File/Files: "C:\Web\n1\generated\files-are-okay.txt" Delay: 250 milliseconds Window Activate: Mozilla Firefox Wait for Window Title: Mozilla Firefox Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <CONTROL>4 Delay: 500 milliseconds Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <CONTROL><F5> // Use <CONTROL><F5> to refresh browser fully. Delay: 500 milliseconds Unlock Player Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <LOCK PLAYER Wait="FALSE"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<ALT>fl"/> <DELAY Flags="\x12" Time="1000"/> <WAIT FOR FILE TO BE READY Filename="C:\\Web\\n1\\generated\\files-are-okay.txt" Time="1" Indefinite="FALSE" Hours="0" Minutes="0" Seconds="15"/> <DELETE FILE/FILES Path="C:\\Web\\n1\\generated\\files-are-okay.txt" Progress="FALSE" Recurse="FALSE" Permanent="TRUE"/> <DELAY Flags="\x12" Time="250"/> <WINDOW ACTIVATE Title="Mozilla Firefox" Exact_Match="FALSE" Wildcards="FALSE" _IGNORE="0x0006"/> <WAIT FOR WINDOW TITLE Title="Mozilla Firefox" Partial="TRUE" Wildcards="FALSE" Indefinite="FALSE" Hours="0" Minutes="0" Seconds="10"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<CONTROL>4"/> <DELAY Flags="\x12" Time="500"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<CONTROL><F5>" _COMMENT="Use <CONTROL><F5> to refresh browser fully."/> <DELAY Flags="\x12" Time="500"/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="<HOME>" _ENABLED="FALSE"/> <UNLOCK PLAYER/> <TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text=" "/>

Building on what Cory said: Does the macro work if you move the file to something like "C:\Users\Public\Web\n1\generated\files-are-okay.txt"?