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This is one way it worked for me (i got MEP 4.9.1.1):

Syntax: start /D [Path from Macro Express] MeProc.exe /A::[Path where the macro is stored]?[Macroname]

For Example:

start /D "C:\Program Files\Macro Express Pro\" MeProc.exe /A::C:\Dokumente\Insight Software\macex.mex?Posteingang

That's a lot of code, but it works 😉

Hey. Select from command list "Clipboard"

Clipboard Copy OR

Clipboard Paste

There are several more commands. Press F1 to get additional help.

You have completely removed the information on the shop page for the upgrade price. A few days ago there was the possibility to upgrade from version 4 to version 6. I think you need to contact Macro Express Support - info@wintools.com to get a discount.

The upgrade price was: 1 license 19$ 2 licenses 34$ I think

I don't really know if it's worth switching either. I struggle with myself.

@Alexis

I don't have any further information than from the website

Yea i forgot to answer this thread. Thank you to rberg & paul. I think paul's solution is the best one.

Hopeful the Macro Express Pro developer read this thread and bring out an usefull update in future.

Hello. I want create a macro which is waiting not only for one keys rather two. If you chose A key goto "x". If i chose E key goto "y". Currently Macro Express don't support waiting for 'x' OR 'y' key. Can somebody help me with a workaround ?

Here is an example from my idea (careful it is not working !)

MessageBox: Info
Delay: 1 seconds
Wait for Key Press: A
OR
Wait for Key Press: E
// evaluation
Switch( %keystroke% )
Case: A
// do something useful
End Case
Case: E
// write some text
End Case
End Switch
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<MESSAGEBOX Caption="Info" Message="After clicking on OK the macro waiting for keypress 'A' or keypress 'E'" Icon="0"/>
<DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="1"/>
<WAIT FOR KEY PRESS Key="A" Indefinite="TRUE" Hours="0" Minutes="0" Seconds="0"/>
<OR/>
<WAIT FOR KEY PRESS Key="E" Indefinite="TRUE" Hours="0" Minutes="0" Seconds="0"/>
<COMMENT Value="evaluation"/>
<SWITCH Variable="%keystroke%"/>
<CASE Value="A"/>
<COMMENT Value="do something useful"/>
<END CASE/>
<CASE Value="E"/>
<COMMENT Value="write some text"/>
<END CASE/>
<END SWITCH/>

I appreciate every working idea

The "Activate or Launch" command first looking for a window with the same name. If he find one he will activate it (and don't start notepad.exe)

<LAUNCH PROGRAM AND ACTIVATE WINDOW Title="Untitled" Exact_Match="FALSE" Wildcards="FALSE" Path="C:\\Windows\\notepad.exe" Mode="\x00" Default_Path="TRUE" Wait="1" Wait_For_Program="12"/>

Its better to use the command "launch program and activate window" and use 'Untitled' as window name.

<IF PROGRAM Option="\x01" Program="NOTEPAD.EXE"/>
<WINDOW ACTIVATE Title="Untitled" Exact_Match="FALSE" Wildcards="FALSE" _IGNORE="0x0006"/>
<ELSE/>
<LAUNCH PROGRAM AND ACTIVATE WINDOW Title="Untitled" Exact_Match="FALSE" Wildcards="FALSE" Path="C:\\Windows\\notepad.exe" Mode="\x00" Default_Path="TRUE" Wait="1" Wait_For_Program="12"/>
<END IF/>

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Ok thank you. I'm going to write a program by myself.

[...] BTW, I'm curious about the way you've named your variables? Why not just names like tVisible, tHidden, tUnderline, etc? Or even T[1], T[2], T[3] to save typing? [...]

 

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Hey Terry.

Do you try to restart you MEP ? Sometime MEP behave strange and after a restart it works fine.

This is my (crazy) way to write variables names ;-) In huge and complex macro, real short macros variable names are not good to identify and so i use long and good readable var.

Wait a second: i try to open notepad with MEP. Stand by

It's really simple to solve when you know where the bug is hiding.

Put your commentary from line 5 to line 4 and your waiting for window title from line 4 to line 5. Eh wola - it works.

<COMMENT Value="Assumes JPG is open in IrfanView"/>
<TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="ie" _COMMENT="Opens EXIF Info window."/>
<DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="0.3"/>
<COMMENT Value="The On Error tab for the last command was set to 'The condition was not met within the specified amount of time'."/>
<WAIT FOR WINDOW TITLE Title="- EXIF Info" Partial="TRUE" Wildcards="FALSE" Indefinite="FALSE" Hours="0" Minutes="0" Seconds="2" _HANDLE="0x0014"/>
<ON ERROR/>
<CATCH ERROR Code="20"/>
<TEXT BOX DISPLAY Title="Error message" Content="{\\rtf1\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang2057{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\fnil\\fcharset0 Tahoma;}{\\f1\\fnil Tahoma;}}\r\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\\pard\\f0\\fs16 No EXIF\\f1 \r\n\\par }\r\n" Left="Center" Top="Center" Width="278" Height="200" Monitor="0" OnTop="TRUE" Keep_Focus="TRUE" Mode="\x00" Delay="0"/>
<MACRO STOP/>
<END CATCH ERROR/>
<END ERROR/>

The command and the Error handler MUST BE among themselves. No commentary or other code should between this.

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Hello guys,

it is possible to let Macro Express Pro to communicate with Twitch API (application programming interface) ?

Or it's only available through programming language like Java or C++ ?

What are the requirements to communicate with an API ?

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Hello Terri,

please try this peace of code to find out which window is open, hidden or visible

<COMMENT Value="Initialing"/>
<VARIABLE SET STRING Option="\x00" Destination="%text_variable2[1]%" Value="--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<VARIABLE SET STRING Option="\x00" Destination="%text_variable2[2]%" Value="VISIBLE WINDOW" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<VARIABLE SET STRING Option="\x00" Destination="%text_variable2[3]%" Value="HIDDEN WINDOW" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<COMMENT Value="Write \"visible window\" into textfile"/>
<TEXT BOX DISPLAY Title="Please wait" Content="{\\rtf1\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1031{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\fnil\\fcharset0 Tahoma;}{\\f1\\fnil Tahoma;}}\r\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\\pard\\f0\\fs16 Please wait while loading and writing Window list...\\f1 \r\n\\par }\r\n" Left="center" Top="366" Width="294" Height="94" Monitor="0" OnTop="FALSE" Keep_Focus="TRUE" Mode="\x02" Delay="0"/>
<VARIABLE MODIFY STRING Option="\x12" Destination="%text_variable2[1]%" Filename="%temp%\\find_window.txt" Strip="TRUE" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<VARIABLE MODIFY STRING Option="\x12" Destination="%text_variable2[2]%" Filename="%temp%\\find_window.txt" Strip="TRUE" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<VARIABLE MODIFY STRING Option="\x12" Destination="%text_variable2[1]%" Filename="%temp%\\find_window.txt" Strip="TRUE" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<COMMENT Value="Write all 'visible window' names into textfile"/>
<REPEAT WITH WINDOWS ToRetrieve="\x01" SortOrder="\x01" Destination="%text_variable%"/>
<DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="50"/>
<VARIABLE MODIFY STRING Option="\x12" Destination="%text_variable%" Filename="%temp%\\find_window.txt" Strip="TRUE" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<END REPEAT/>
<COMMENT Value="Write \"hidden window\" into textfile"/>
<VARIABLE MODIFY STRING Option="\x12" Destination="%text_variable2[1]%" Filename="%temp%\\find_window.txt" Strip="TRUE" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<VARIABLE MODIFY STRING Option="\x12" Destination="%text_variable2[3]%" Filename="%temp%\\find_window.txt" Strip="TRUE" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<VARIABLE MODIFY STRING Option="\x12" Destination="%text_variable2[1]%" Filename="%temp%\\find_window.txt" Strip="TRUE" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<COMMENT Value="Write all 'hidden window' names into textfile"/>
<REPEAT WITH WINDOWS ToRetrieve="\x02" SortOrder="\x01" Destination="%text_variable%"/>
<DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="50"/>
<VARIABLE MODIFY STRING Option="\x12" Destination="%text_variable%" Filename="%temp%\\find_window.txt" Strip="TRUE" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<END REPEAT/>
<TEXT BOX CLOSE Header="Please wait"/>
<IF MESSAGE Caption="Ready. Open file?" Message="Hey. I'm ready to list all visible and hidden window. The textfile is in \"temp\\find_window.txt\". Do you want open it ?" BtnMode="\x00" Default="TRUE" Left="Center" Top="Center" Monitor="0" Delay="0"/>
<SHOW DIALOG WINDOW Dialog="Run Programs"/>
<DELAY Flags="\x01" Time="1"/>
<TEXT TYPE Action="0" Text="%temp%\\find_window.txt<ENTER>"/>
<ELSE/>
<MACRO STOP/>
<END IF/>

This code create a file find_window.txt into %temp% folder. After that he write all window title into this text file. When it's all done he want ask you to open this text file. With Contr.+F you can search for "notepad" window title. Good luck.

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Please STOP FULL QUOTE from my post !!!

Whatever you want to try... Now you know how to get content from clipboard to a variable. Try thinking yourself.

You can create your own variables and copy one value to another with "Variable modify string" (Copy Whole Text)

In other case you should tell me exactly what you want to do. Is the second list also in clipboard ? In which order do you want sort the list ? Which person has a higher priority ?

I know that in Flash window the behave of mouse and/or keyboard can be different. I have some trouble to in full window applications

When the upload window appears can you select more than one file (control and mouse click) or select all (conrtol+a)[strg.+A] ???

There is a facility to add activations, but 'hotkey' is greyed out.

The hotkey button is only grey out when you already have set a hotkey.

Go into macro express editor, open your macro, choose registercard "Activations" - use properties button to change the current hotkey

or

"Add" a new one !

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You can help youself by try it out. But anyway... Every beginning is difficult

You can download the full macro at the end of post - see attachment

Variable Set to ASCII Char 13 to %T[97]% // Save "Carriage Return" in string variable %T[97]%
Variable Set to ASCII Char 10 to %T[98]% // Save "Line Feed" in string variable %T[98]%
 
// merge both variable %T[97]% and %T[98]% to %new_line%
trigger the same behave like pressing < Enter > on keyboard
Variable Set String %new_line% to "%T[97]%%T[98]%"
 
// Save all content in string variable %full_uncut_content_clipboard%
Variable Set String %full_uncut_content_clipboard% from the clipboard contents
// Now, the content from clipboard is in string variable %full_uncut_content_clipboard% but how we get it into T[x] variable ?
// With "Split String" ... (Variables - Split String)
Split String "%full_uncut_content_clipboard%" on "%new_line%" into %T%, starting at 1
// We say: Split String %full_uncut_content_clipboard% on every end of line %new_line%
 
// And put them into %T% variable beginning with %T[1]%
continue with %T[2]%, %T[3]% untill all data is split
 
// Now you can do the 2nd job
Variable Set String %T[20]% to "Tata"
Variable Set String %T[21]% to "Toto"
Variable Set String %T[22]% to "Titi"
// Now we bring it into the correct order
// Remeber:
%T[1]% = Maggie
%T[2]% = Yubie
%T[3]% = Ned
%T[4]% = Rufu
%T[5]% = Lily
Text Box Display: Show all Names

You learn faster when you try out some thinks. So see this is a special case.
Welcome to Macro Express Pro

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Save content from clipboard.mex

Change the OR to AND. You will be not unhappy.

[...] I came to the solution, when I finished my macro.

"VARIABLE SET STRING" >> 2013 and 2014 are normally NOT string variable rather integer.

 

Macro Express can only make a correct comparison when the correct variable type is given. [...]

Hey Terry,

i want answer you. Yes, I have a problem to getting thru with Boolean logic. rberg giving the correct answer AND 2013/2014 aren't string variable. So i change my macro and everything went right.

Here is the answer from Stan:

Thanks to all the people who helped me !

Stan Jones from Macro Express Team answered me. It only works correct when i change "Does not Equal" to "Equal". Looks like it is a bug.

BUT....

"VARIABLE SET STRING" >> 2013 and 2014 are normally NOT string variable rather integer.

Macro Express can only make a correct comparison when the correct variable type is given.

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After "Repeat Prompt Start" an

End Repeat is require ! Every Repeat (Prompt) Start needs an 'End command'

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Hello guys. I wrote a loop with OR but the condition is not true. Why ?

Variable Set String %T[1]% to "2013"
If Variable %T[1]% Does not Equal "2013"
OR
If Variable %T[1]% Does not Equal "2014"
MessageBox: Info
Else
MessageBox: Info
End If

Source code:

<VARIABLE SET STRING Option="\x00" Destination="%T[1]%" Value="2013" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>
<IF VARIABLE Variable="%T[1]%" Condition="\x01" Value="2013" IgnoreCase="FALSE"/>
<OR/>
<IF VARIABLE Variable="%T[1]%" Condition="\x01" Value="2014" IgnoreCase="FALSE"/>
<MESSAGEBOX Caption="Info" Message="Date is NOT 2013 or 2014" Icon="0"/>
<ELSE/>
<MESSAGEBOX Caption="Info" Message="Date is correct. Have a nice day." Icon="0"/>
<END IF/>

My hairs getting grey.

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When all Windows have the same name, MEP get in trouble. But you can try Text Type: Alt+Tab to change the tab.

Or "Windows Control" that every windows get his own ID.

Can you make a video from your problem ?!

If the text is selectable use hold left mouse down, select the text with mouse move, release the left mouse key and save the content into clipboard.

Sample:

Mouse Move: 309, 356 Relative to Screen
Delay: 500 milliseconds
Mouse Left Button Down
Delay: 500 milliseconds
Mouse Move: 340, 356 Relative to Screen
Delay: 500 milliseconds
Mouse Left Button Up
Delay: 500 milliseconds
Clipboard Copy
Delay: 500 milliseconds
Variable Set String %content_clipboard% from the clipboard contents

Source:

<MOUSE MOVE Option="\x01" X="309" Y="356" _PROMPT="0x000A"/>
<DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="500"/>
<MOUSE LEFT BUTTON DOWN/>
<DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="500"/>
<MOUSE MOVE Option="\x01" X="340" Y="356" _PROMPT="0x000A"/>
<DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="500"/>
<MOUSE LEFT BUTTON UP/>
<DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="500"/>
<CLIPBOARD COPY/>
<DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="500"/>
<VARIABLE SET STRING Option="\x02" Destination="%content_clipboard%" NoEmbeddedVars="FALSE"/>

Another read out technique is to work with (external) scripts, eg javascript.

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Before you start selecting the text, ad command "Get Mouse Position" (Mouse) to save x-axis and y-axis into integer variable.

You can also use this code:

<MOUSE MOVE Option="\x01" X="611" Y="316" _PROMPT="0x000A"/>
<WAIT FOR LEFT MOUSE CLICK Indefinite="FALSE" Hours="0" Minutes="0" Seconds="10"/>
<GET MOUSE POSITION Option="\x00" X="%x_axis%" Y="%y_axis%"/>

How do you select the text? Double click, Ctr.+A or hold the mouse key down ?

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I can not focus your problem ??! I understand following:

Mouse position in first window is another than in 2nd window. And you want to find out the mouse position from second window - correct ? But what are you trying to open/show ? A layer in HTML-Page, a folder ?

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Do you use "Mouse Event" to start you macro ?

Would it help you when you use "Get mouse Position" (Relative to Current Windows) ?

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