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Richard_4641

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  1. Post deleted for: Mind not working right at time of posting!
  2. LOL! It's really a pretty easy way, you just have to comment the code using the remarks command between sections, and it doesn't have to be done all at one time, the other solutions offered seem like they'll take just as much work plus the added bonus of debugging. The end result is a single, easily portable macro, I always approach macro writing as if I was going to distribute it, guess I love self abuse! I'm a 3x user btw, can't really help with pro specific solutions.
  3. I would replace the Macro Run commands by copy/pasting the body of the run macros into the calling macro. I only use Macro Run for building and testing. If you still want the shortkey activation availabe, don't delete the original macros.
  4. A little late, but if you're still interested... This should do it, "Your PDF Window" is of course the (possibly partial) window title of the program your using. Depending on your computer, you might want to put some delays in there. Don't use "Wait for Window Title" and delays probably won't be necessary, the loop should catch the window title as soon as it's on top. If it still sticks, You could try... And as a last resort...
  5. I was wrong about the good news too, the ctrl action was coming directly from the mouse button, not Macro Express. I'll be sticking with 3x, weighing between workflow and increased power, workflow loses and I can work around the power limitations in the scripting language.
  6. OK, I decided to install the demo of pro... No, my assumption of "Added ability to hold a key down" does not mean what I thought it did, That addition means that you can lock any key in the down position, similar to the <Ctrl Down> <Ctrl Up> commands. But, the good news is, I set a mouse button trigger and macro activation to Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A, The master macro contains Ctrl as the default action. The mouse button seem to be functioning as a Ctrl button with the Emulate Keyboard option, the same as it did without the macro in between. I have a problem with the "If Window" That triggers a different command (hook related)... That's a different thread and another day, though.
  7. Hi, I'm a 3x user and was thinking of buying Pro for a few of the features, this is the "must have"clincher. I was wondering if "Added ability to hold a key down" (version 4.5.0.1) means that I could create a macro for a mouse button to act as a modifier key (I use the 20 button G600 mouse)? For example, I set a trigger as Alt+Numpad 1 to a mouse button and macro activation, The macro is a simple "Keyboard Ctrl" command, will the Ctrl be active untill I release the mouse button? Also, with the ability to run multiple macros, would I be able to have another macro as Alt, and hold them at the same time (i.e. Ctrl+Alt+right click) The reason I ask is, the profiles in the mouse drivers aren't always activated correctly, or lose their focus. I want to replace the profiles with a standardized default profile, to a master macro which knows what window is on top and triggers the apropriate sub macro (or default) for the action. The Shift, Alt and Ctrl weren't possible in 3x, stopping my plan in it's tracks. P.S. I don't want to install pro unless I decide to buy it. to much temptatation to create macros I won't be able to use after 30 days!
  8. I'm going to try AutoHotkey, I love the ME interface (I hate typing!) and will have to learn the language but, it's free and looks powerful.
  9. Thanks for the replies, Actually for what I'm doing I think I have to convert to ASCII variables (if I can get that to work). I'm not sure if ME is powerful enough to do everything I want it to do. I'm using the demo right now, I think it's limited in the number of "run macro" commands it can perform before shutting off and losing the variables, that would be my approach (I'm a "goto" kind of guy!) if I could do it. I'd hate to pay for the program and find out that it's not a crippled demo. They really should work on improving the programming language, ME has the same limitations (and iterface) it had a decade ago when I tried it. I'm just a home user trying to do a one time task and maybe use a couple of lighter duty macros, $40 is steep with the limitations it still has. the Pro demo ran much slower than 3.9 and I didn't like the interface. EDIT: ( the Pro demo ran much slower than 3.9 and I didn't like the interface.) at least with the If clipboard statements. and I didn't like the multi-window interface.
  10. Hi, I'm trying to figure out the easiest way to test the clipboard for a singe integer to make code more readable. If clipboard contains 1234567890 didn't work (the example I found in "Explained" was AaBbCcDdEe). There are no instruction in help for condition separators i.e. ,(comma) ;(semi-colon) (space) etc. my current solution is: If clipboard contains 1 or If clipboard contains 2 or If clipboard contains 3 etc. With many of these in a single macro, code is very difficult to read. Thanks, Richard
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