Mindy79 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Hi im new on micro express user. Can i schedlue macro to run while my PC lock or does it need to be open all the time? Im using company PC and it hot security to auto lock after 10 min with no activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 It depends. If your macro uses the GUI then it will fail. Windows essentially freezes all graphical user elements when locked or disconnected in a remote desktop connection. So it's not a shortcoming of MEP but rather the way Windows is. But if your macro does things like file ops then it works fine when locked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindy79 Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Is there special macro script to run macro while workstation lock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Macros will execute normally with the exception of GUI dependent activation. EG a new window title activation is invalid. But a scheduled macro will work just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samrae Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Cory's answer is correct. The knowledgebase article "with the workstation locked the macro does not work" explains what is happening and a possible work-around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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