Sebastian42 Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 When I download some podcasts their name is prefixed with a numerical code - that interferes with the kind of playback which I do. It is easy to use MP3TAG manually to remove those codes, but its a very repetitive process which therefore lends itself to automation by macro. I can launch the MP3Tag program by macro. The next step of selecting all the files to be processed, can be preset within MP3Tag; then the next step is to apply an MP3Tag action which can be effectively called by manually pressing ALT2, but not by macro. I'm looking for suggestions on how to make Macro Express succeed in triggering the effect of ALT2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acantor Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 Send screen shots of MP3TAG... describe how to manually remove the codes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian42 Posted October 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 The attachment shows the result of the START of the macro, with the file list already selected, ready for processing. The next step is shown in the CONVERT menu which lists ALT2 as the hotkey - shown in the second attachment. manually, ALT2 works, but the code shown in the third attachment does not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rberq Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 Try changing it to Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <ALTD>2<ALTU> Shouldn't make a difference, but I have found that sometimes it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian42 Posted October 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 Have already tried that - to no effect. The MP3Tag people whom I consulted first, said the at Macro Express webpage mentions a double ALT. I looked and did not find that reference, but have tried that - to no effect. If double ALT really does exist in Macro Express, maybe I did not apply it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rberq Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 Or, can you use the menu -- how did you get the drop-down list under Convert to display? Text type <ALT>c to open the Convert options short delay Text type f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian42 Posted October 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 Manually I just click on it. Maybe I should have added 'open convert menu' to the macro - I went straight for the ALT2 because that works manually. I have now tried ALT C and that works to open the Convert menu. Of possible relevance is the attachments - whose contents seem to contradict the fact the the macro opens the MP3Tag oprogram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rberq Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 19 minutes ago, Sebastian42 said: Manually I just click on it. Can it be opened via keystrokes, rather than by clicking on it? Here's a Windows option I had to turn on at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian42 Posted October 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 "Change how keyboard shortcuts work" was NOT enabled (have enabled it now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian42 Posted October 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 I restored which seems to have stopped the error message from appearing Setting the underlined-letter option has made NO improvement. BUT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian42 Posted October 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 I did a reboot in case that would make a difference to the keyboard settings. The error message is back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian42 Posted October 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 I have bittersweet news - having consulted the MP3Tag people, they suggested trying MacroRecorder, and while recording failed to achieve success, BUILDING a macro as I have learned to do in Macro Express, succeed almost at first attempt (or close to it anyway). One way in which Macro Express is superior (until I discover otherwise) is that it has and END mechanism which closes all relevant windows. I have yet to find that in MacroRecorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acantor Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 Change the target of your window activate instruction to "Mp3Tag". Make it "partial match" and don't use wildcards. Try to get the macro to work for the current version "v3.10" before you attempt to anticipate future If <ALT>2 isn't working, delete the line and recreate it. If you have inadvertently included an invisible character or a space on that line, the instruction might fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian42 Posted October 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 That particular problem has now been solved using MacroRecorder, so I'm not inclined to go back to it, but I have a number of other macro projects in which that might be applied. 'for the current version "v3.10" before you attempt to anticipate future' I have been working with v6 for a long time now. 'If you have inadvertently included an invisible character' - I have no idea how to recognise or create an invisible character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acantor Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 22 minutes ago, Sebastian42 said: I have no idea how to recognise or create an invisible character. Invisible characters are hard to see! Invisible characters can be introduced by accident. For example, if the text you place inside the "Text Type" window was copied from another application, formatting instructions might come along for the ride. Or pressing Enter or the spacebar inside the "Text Type" window might add an extra key press that's hard to spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rberq Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Sebastian42 said: I have no idea how to recognise or create an invisible character If you suspect an invisible (usually leading or trailing) character, you can display its invisibleness (new word, invented today!) in a text box. Let's say you wonder about variable %text% which appears to contain ABC. In a text box, display >>>%text%<<<. If it really contains only ABC, the display will be >>>ABC<<<. No "white space" between the variable and the brackets. If there is a non-displayable character at beginning or end, the display will be >>> ABC<<< or >>>ABC <<< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian42 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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