Alexis Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Can MEX Pro set/change or alter in any way a title of an window? Thank You Alexandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Thank you. I was not sure about this. It would be useful although. I guess it´s a restriction by windows itself! Thank You Alexandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Using AutoIt, it's a piece of cake! <EXTERNAL SCRIPT Language="AutoIt" Dest="%tOutput%" Script="WinSetTitle(\"AutoIt Help\", \"\", \"My new window\")\r\n" Encoding="0"/> where: "AutoIt Help" is the exact title of the window (case sensitive) "My new window" is the desired new window name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Interesting. I was always wondering if there is another product around which could complement the functionality of MEX Pro or evading some of it´s flaws. Can you recommend AutoIt as an additional helper for tweaking and automating your system? Thank You Alexandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I think most people who look to extend MEPs capabilities use AutoIT with success. A little more technical but a good product. I decided to go for a proper programming language instead but the learning curve is far more steep. Don't get me wrong, I still find MEP useful and I think it has it's place. My analogy would be like a shovel to an excavator. A shovel is a fine tool for digging holes that will serve most homeowners well. Requires little training is cheap and cheerful. Excavators are big, expensive, and require a substantial amount of training. But if you need to excavate a pool it's really what you need. But to extend the analogy you wouldn't want to use the excavator to add sprinklers to your flower bed and even on the pool excavation there will always be a shovel handy. And I think the creators of MEP did an excellent job of giving everyday computer users a simplified way to automate tasks quickly and efficiently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 I think most people who look to extend MEPs capabilities use AutoIT with success......And I think the creators of MEP did an excellent job of giving everyday computer users a simplified way to automate tasks quickly and efficiently. I agree with these sentiments, though I'd make the point that writing a well-designed macro is much more complex than using a shovel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Thanks everybody so far. I also do read about autohotkey a lot. Which would you recommend? I´m pretty comfortable with writing all kind of macros with MEX Pro by now but i guess both have a different language compared to MEX so a learning curve is involved in both. I´m also a bit familiar with Basic. It looks like AutoHotkey ist easier to learn while AutoIT has a broader range of automation functionality. Is that true? Which would you recommend? Let´s move this to a new topic as it might be of common interest. Hope to CU there! Thank You Alexandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 I also do read about autohotkey a lot. Which would you recommend? It looks like AutoHotkey ist easier to learn while AutoIT has a broader range of automation functionality. Is that true? Autohotkey's syntax is unique and highly non-standard. The 2 languages both spring from the same original source but now diverge widely. If you have some Basic experience, then I believe AutoIt is the better choice. Actually, although there are some keyboard-orientated things you can do in Autohotkey that you cannot easily do in AutoIt, for me AutoIt is overwhelmngly the better choice (and, unlike AutoIt, you cannot interface Autohotkey with MEP). There are also user-developed libraries in AutoIt, further extending its functionality (for example, there is a comprehensive library for Internet Explorer which allows you do do anything you want in IE). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrypin Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Alexis; For better or worse I tried AHK first. I keep promising myself I'll invest similar effort in AuotoIt! to make a fair comparison. AHK has a good forum and excellent documentation, including many sample scripts. Paul: Can you amplify on what you meant about integration with MEP please? At present I merely launch some of my AHK scripts from macros. --Terry, East Grinstead, UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Paul: Can you amplify on what you meant about integration with MEP please? At present I merely launch some of my AHK scripts from macros. Macro Control / External Script Language: AutoIt Save console output to: %tOutput% In AutoIt, use consolewrite(variable) to return values to %tOutput%. Pass parameters to AutoIt using values in MEP's Script Language Parameters box, and read them in AutoIt with: $cmdline[0] = number of parameters passed $cmdline[1] = first parameter $cmdline[1] = second parameter, etc. Thus $cmdline[$cmdline[0]] is one way to get the last parameter. That for me is integration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrypin Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Thanks Paul, understood. --Terry, East Grinstead, UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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