2023-06-07 13:26
Macro Scheduler 15.0.23 is now available with the following changes:
Added: EdgeExecute function
Added: RP_CAPTURESTDOUT and RP_STDOUT variables for capturing STDOUT from RunProgram pr… Read More
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2022-09-20 12:57
University Hospitals Dorset (NHS) recently automated the transfer of data from their existing maternity records system into BadgerNet Maternity using Macro Scheduler.
The NHS trust was able… Read More
2021-12-21 14:46
Seasons greetings!
Last week we released Macro Scheduler maintenance update 15.0.20:
Added: ChromeGetWindows, ChromeSwitchWindow, EdgeGetWindows, EdgeSwitchWindow functions
Added: Copy Let a… Read More
2021-07-19 14:04
If you are signed up to the Windows Insider program you can already try Windows 11. Here’s Macro Scheduler 15 running happily in Windows 11:
The post Automating Windows 11 with Ma… Read More
2020-11-12 14:40
Did you know that since v15 you can run Excel VBA macros from directly within your Macro Scheduler code? We’ve added a helpdesk article showing you how it works here.
The pos… Read More
2020-05-27 13:07
The world has changed during the past 9 weeks or so, and some of the MJT staff have been putting Macro Scheduler to good use to help them during lockdown.
Soon after lockdown was announced p… Read More
2020-04-09 15:46
We find ourselves in challenging times. At MJT Net we’re all working from home, with the difficulty of trying to educate and entertain our children at the same time.
Of course there is… Read More
2020-03-19 15:16
We find ourselves in challenging times. Things here in the UK seem to be changing rapidly every day. Only last night we heard that our schools will close tomorrow and this morning it was ann… Read More
2020-03-12 12:56
It may not be immediately obvious that as well as setting the value of elements with ChromeSetElementValue and EdgeSetElementValue you can also send non-character keystrokes, such as Enter… Read More
2020-03-11 19:49
Are you automating web apps, or interacting with APIs?
Macro Scheduler is packed with features that help with automating desktop applications and simulating user input. But it also has great… Read More
2020-03-06 13:28
The new Chrome and Edge functions in Macro Scheduler 15 make it possible to locate frames and iframes and then manipulate elements within them.
Switching Frames
The ChromeSwitchFrame and Edg… Read More
2020-02-28 14:31
A quick note for those of you using the Macro Scheduler Pro Enterprise pack and/or the MacroScript SDK. Workflow Designer and the SDK have now been updated with the latest 15.0.06 MacroScrip… Read More
2020-02-27 18:48
Macro Scheduler 15 now has native Chrome and Edge functions. You may be wondering how they work. There are a couple of sample scripts included with v15 but if you’re not sure how to ge… Read More
2020-02-20 11:26
I am really pleased to announce the release of Macro Scheduler 15.
As well as lots of small internal improvements, Macro Scheduler 15 brings native functions for automating the Chrome and Mi… Read More
2020-02-17 13:53
Did you know that as of Version 14.4.05, WaitScreenImage can also return x and y mouse coordinates of the found image?
The optional arguments x and y can be used to specify return variables… Read More
2020-02-12 12:30
Something that often gets asks is ‘Can I insert a function into Excel’ using Macro Scheduler‘s native XL functions?’.
Yes, you can. It may not be obvious from the doc… Read More
2020-02-05 18:44
We have today released Macro Scheduler 14.5.7 maintenance update.
Version History | Licensed Downloads
You will note that the user area no longer requests a password. Passwords will no longe… Read More
2019-12-21 15:58
Hi all. Just a short note to say Happy Christmas/Hanukkah/interdenominational festive holiday time to everyone.
Here’s a fun post from a few years ago:
Case Study: Macro Scheduler Sav… Read More
2019-10-17 13:52
It’s been a while in the making, but we just released Macro Scheduler Version 14.5.5.
Registered users can download it here, and the trial version is here.
Version 14.5.5 15/10/2019
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2019-01-09 14:10
I often end up working on Macro Scheduler code that is hard to read because of a lack of indentation. Sometimes this is simply because the code has been chopped and changed so many times it… Read More
2018-12-20 13:01
From all of us at MJT we wish you season’s greetings and a wonderful start to 2019.
Here’s a fun little script with a message from Macro Scheduler. Open Macro Scheduler (download… Read More
2018-11-21 20:43
Macro Scheduler build 14.5 is now available for download from the usual places:
Registered Downloads/Upgrades | Trial Versions | New Licenses | Version History
This version adds an impr… Read More
2018-07-20 10:47
With Macro Scheduler 14.4.10 we have added new 128 and 256 bit AES Encryption methods which interoperate well with other languages.
Cross-platform/cross-language encryption/decryption can be… Read More
2018-05-15 12:20
Just had this testimonial from a recent customer and had to share it with you:
“Just wanted to take some time to say thank you for helping us out on this project at such short notice… Read More
2018-05-04 13:21
Students
If you are a student and want to use Macro Scheduler for your studies, please contact us with details and if everything checks out we will give you a 40% discount coupon.
Charities… Read More
2018-04-19 08:40
Did you know we offer monthly, quarterly or yearly subscriptions for Macro Scheduler Standard?
These subscriptions have no minimum term, so can work out very cost effective if you only need… Read More
2018-04-05 16:42
Macro Scheduler maintenance build 14.4.08 is now available for download from the usual places:
Registered Downloads/Upgrades | Trial Versions | New Licenses | Version History
This version in… Read More
2018-04-04 16:25
A while back I wrote this blog post which shows you how you can have a PowerShell script run Macro Scheduler commands via the MacroScript SDK.
However, what if you want to do it the other wa… Read More
2018-04-04 14:59
Someone asked me the other day how to get the date of the most recent Monday. I came up with two solutions.
Get Date of Last Monday with VBScript
This version works by looping the date… Read More
2018-04-02 17:48
If you ever need to send a path as a URL parameter in an HTTP request, be sure to “escape” it to avoid the path delimiters (“\” symbols) being seen as delimiters in t… Read More
2018-03-28 14:25
TLDR: No! That’s not what we’re here for.
We often get called in to help a company automate a process. Many times this involves automating something that an end-user does. To mak… Read More
2018-03-23 21:55
This is an update of an earlier article to reflect the fact that as of version 14.4 Macro Scheduler now has built in Screen OCR functions.
What is Screen Scraping?
Screen Scraping is a term… Read More
2018-03-15 15:24
Before Macro Scheduler existed I was a junior member of an IT department. As part of my job I built small tools to automate specific tasks. At the time I was using VB. Each time I had to… Read More
2018-03-14 19:04
We have today made Macro Scheduler build 14.4.07 available.
This release effects only the HTTPRequest function when using SSL. It addresses an issue where some sites that used SNI (Server Na… Read More
2018-03-01 09:46
Macro Scheduler 14.4.05 maintenance release is now available for download from the usual places.
For details of changes please see the history list here.
Registered Updates | Trial Downloa… Read More
2018-01-02 10:16
Just a quick note to say Happy New Year to all our customers. This year will be our 21st year of selling Macro Scheduler. I think that’s pretty amazing. Thanks for all your support ove… Read More
2017-10-29 18:23
We’ve had a few questions lately about how to send email using the SMTPSendMail function via the Office 365 SMTP server.
Until Macro Scheduler 14.4.02 which we have released today this… Read More
2017-10-29 18:17
Macro Scheduler 14.4.02 maintenance release is now available for download from the usual places.
For details of changes please see the history list here.
Registered Updates | Trial Downloa… Read More
2017-10-11 14:32
Our longstanding customers will know we’ve never really been into jargon here at MJT. Jargon in the IT industry tends to come and go. And there’s something quite amusing about a… Read More
2017-10-06 08:02
Customer Profile
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) in London is a leading source of information on sight loss and the issues affecting blind and partially sighted people. P… Read More
2017-10-05 09:31
I’m pleased to announce that Macro Scheduler 14.4 is now available.
Macro Scheduler 14.4 brings you some cool new Screen OCR functions with a handy little Screen OCR wizard to go with… Read More
2017-10-03 08:04
Did you know you can use Regular Expressions inside any of Macro Scheduler‘s window functions (e.g. SetFocus, WaitWindowOpen, WaitWindowClosed) so that you can match a window title usi… Read More
2017-09-19 11:29
A sneaky peak of some new Screen OCR functions we have in development:
Please note that this feature is currently in development and therefore the syntax and final implementation may differ… Read More
2017-08-11 10:13
A customer filing PayPal disputes rather than emailing us and then, despite confirming that they have the software, failing to cancel the dispute and PayPal finding in their favour, leaving… Read More
2017-07-26 10:22
Prompted by a recent forum post from Phil Pendlebury the other day I have written a new article on using XMLParse in the knowledge base:
Parsing XML with XMLParse and XPath
Hope it’s h… Read More
2017-06-01 06:35
Did you know that we offer script development services? If you’re pushed for time or need a helping hand we can usually be of assistance. We often help people who don’t have th… Read More
2017-03-02 08:24
Here’s a little video Dorian has just put together to demonstrate the automation of data transfer from Excel into a web form:
No related posts Read More
2017-02-08 15:24
A quick note for those of using Workflow Designer and/or the MacroScript SDK. These have now been updated with the latest 14.3.08 Macro Scheduler engine and can be downloaded from the regist… Read More
2017-02-07 10:48
Macro Scheduler build 14.3.08 is now available in the usual places.
As well as a few small bug fixes this version also introduces an improved GetFileList function with sorting options, and a… Read More
2017-02-06 17:39
Happy New Year! A somewhat belated new year greeting, but one that comes with the realisation that this year marks the 20th year of Macro Scheduler. The first version was released way back… Read More
2017-01-25 11:49
Did you know you can create script templates to use when you create new macros in Macro Scheduler?
When you create a new macro you can choose File/New Macro from Template. This allows you t… Read More
2017-01-12 12:40
It’s always nice to receive unsolicited praise. I thought I would share this with you which was sent into us from one of our customers, Lee Hightire:
“You have an Incredibly Awes… Read More
2016-12-22 11:09
Happy Christmas everyone!
Remember this game from a few years back:
“Help Santa get the presents down the chimney, but watch out for the snowmen and coal which freeze the chimney or se… Read More
2016-11-14 10:16
As you will hopefully already know by now we added the ability to use Python code a while back in Macro Scheduler 14.2.
A customer recently had a need to retrieve some data from a web servic… Read More
2016-10-18 09:58
Just a quick update – Macro Scheduler 14.3.05 is now available for download from the usual places.
This version fixes an issue for people running Non-English versions of Windows who fo… Read More
2016-09-15 11:33
Someone emailed today saying they were having problems trying to automate Internet Explorer 11 because it didn’t seem to have a window title.
Actually IE11 does have a window title… Read More
2016-09-09 11:29
We have today updated the MacroScript SDK packages with the latest Macro Scheduler script engine (14.3.02). Those of you with the SDK and valid maintenance wil find the downloads in your ac… Read More
2016-09-07 11:25
We have today released Macro Scheduler 14.3.01
This update includes a number of improvements and small fixes, as well some new functionality:
Added: Ability to create a default script tem… Read More
2016-09-07 10:52
Over in the forums dtaylor has posted a script library which allows you to show a small notification window in the lower right of your screen. Useful for reporting on progress during your sc… Read More
2016-08-17 15:16
This is a repost. The original article is here.
Most of the time when we are automating a process we are able to predict the sequence of events. We are working with a deterministic process… Read More
2016-08-05 15:37
Here’s a way to get screen text from any application – even from an image – using OCR and a free open source tool called Tesseract.
First, you need to download and install… Read More
2016-08-04 16:57
Recently someone asked in the forums how to “Automatically Detect MS Office Install Location” so that they could run an Access macro.
Well, there are ways to get the path of an… Read More
2016-07-25 14:19
Are your macros reading from other files? Find out how to avoid hard coding file paths and use relative folders:
http://help.mjtnet.com/article/167-relative-paths-for-portable-macros-explain… Read More
2016-07-20 10:25
What would you like to see added to Macro Scheduler? Comment below.
Related posts:Macro Scheduler Gearhead Spotted Again in ForzaMacro Scheduler 14.2.04 AvailableMacro Scheduler 14.2.06 A… Read More
2016-07-12 15:51
This is a repost from 2006.
One of the best ways to learn to use a software product fully is to try to automate it. Testers and automators have to learn the software’s interface really… Read More
2016-07-05 11:48
We have today released Macro Scheduler 14.3. This version has had a UI refresh with new, larger toolbar buttons.
It has also had a lot of behind the scenes work done to make it more usabl… Read More
2016-06-21 11:05
I thought it was about time for an update.
We are currently working on improving Macro Scheduler’s UI appearance under 4k UHD monitors. These screens are becoming more common, especi… Read More
2016-05-12 12:30
Every now and then someone asks something like “How do I change the font in a modal dialog box?” or “Can I make an Input box multi-line?”.
Well, no, you can’t d… Read More
2016-04-19 13:53
Macro Scheduler Maintenance release 14.2.08 is now available for download.
Links: Version History | Registered Downloads | Trial Downloads | New Licenses
Related posts:Macro Scheduler… Read More
2016-04-19 13:53
I’ve only just discovered that our newsletter subscriptions system has been broken since last January! New customers and anyone signing up to our newsletter since 15th January 2015 we… Read More
2016-02-11 16:24
Macro Scheduler Maintenance release 14.2.07 is now available for download.
Links: Version History | Registered Downloads | Trial Downloads | New Licenses
Related posts:Macro Scheduler… Read More
2016-01-13 10:22
A slightly belated Happy New Year to all our customers and supporters. I’m a little late getting this up as we are in the midst of an office move! So things are a little hectic.
But… Read More
2015-11-13 08:49
Thanks again to Chris Henwood for designing another stunning livery. This time for this virtual Aussie V8 Dorian is driving in Forza Motorsport:
Dorian is racing this car twice a week. Good… Read More
2015-11-11 10:39
Macro Scheduler‘s ReadFile and ReadLn functions understand ANSI, UTF8 and Unicode files – as long as they have a valid BOM header. But a client recently needed to read in a… Read More
2015-09-17 10:18
I am pleased to announce that Macro Scheduler maintenance update 14.2.04 is now available.
Links: Version History | Registered Downloads | Trial Downloads | New Licenses
Related posts… Read More
2015-07-31 13:09
Yes, Macro Scheduler works great in Windows 10:
No related posts Read More
2015-05-21 10:54
Allow me to tell you about a fun new technology called Chirp created by some good friends of ours.
Chirp is an exciting new technology that shares information between devices using sound a… Read More
2015-05-07 13:22
Did you know that since Macro Scheduler 14.2 the Macro Recorder can store snapshots of windows and objects that you click on as you are recording?
This feature makes it easier to work out wh… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I am pleased to announce that Macro Scheduler maintenance update 14.2.06 is now available. Links: Version History | Registered Downloads | Trial Downloads | New Licenses Related posts:M… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
You may already be familiar with the Macro Scheduler debugger and know how to set code breakpoints. But did you know you can set variable breakpoints too? With a variable breakpoint you can… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
So it’s Black Friday. Sounds so gloomy. A day where many appear to go mad and gorge. There’ll be no extra discounts from us today, but what we will do is donate 10% of today&rsqu&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
If you’re new to automating IE/websites with WebRecorder or the native Macro Scheduler IE functions you may be wondering how to determine which elements and attributes to use. In this… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Have you ever tried to send a piece of Macro Scheduler code (or any other code for that matter) to someone by email or instant messaging, or even in a forum, and found that it gets mangled?… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
You might find that when you run a compiled macro and you also have Macro Scheduler running, Shift-Esc – the default stop key sequence – doesn’t stop the compiled macro. Th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Someone was asking how to get a list of subfolders. You can do that with the GetFileList command by setting GFL_TYPE to 1. That gives you the folders in the specified path. But it turns out… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Macro Scheduler 14.1 is now available. Here’s a summary of changes in Macro Scheduler 14.1: New UI Automation functions for manipulating “Accessible” objects (UI Automation… Read More
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