Text file import

[beastro]

Hi,

 

I want to create a macro file that contains a lot of texttype (rtf) macros in order to make special characters available to a range of programs like mindmanager etc.

I attach the textfile to be imported which is UTF-8 encoded in order to preserve the characters.

 

How do I tell Macroexpress pro to import those datasets as Texttype macros with the rtf option and Verdana font enabled ?

 

Thanks

 

Berthold

[Cory]

There is no file attached.

 

I'm confused as to what yowant toto do but I'll make one observation.

 

Text type simply executes keystrokes as a user does. Just like the user's keyboard it has no ability to sent a bit of text to a program with formatting. You would need to set the formatting in the application first then type or paste the text.

[Samrae]

I was able to do it this way:

 

1. Create a new macro containing only a Text Type command using the Paste Rich Text option.

2. From within the Macro Express Script Editor click View, Direct Editor.

3. Highlighted and copied the text.

4. Opened a Text Editor program. (Notepad would work.)

5. Pasted the text based macro.

6. Saved the text file.

 

7. Created another new macro.

8. Put in an Activate/Launch command to load WordPad. (Because WordPad can display Rich Text.)

9. Put a Delay command after Activate/Launch.

10. Put Load Macro Text File command

11. Saved the macro.

 

When this macro runs it launches WordPad and Text Types the Rich Text.

 

 

 

There is a Paste Rich Text option in the Text Type command.