My 2 Macro Creations - Macro Express

[Intrigued]

For those of you using (there is a trial for those not using such yet) Macro Express, which I have used for years now, I am sharing a couple macros I made tonight, that help speed up the manipulation of the coding windows when you are done and want to get back to the design environment.

1. AMS6-Globals-MaximizeWindow.mex - This one will look for the Globals window and then will automatically Maximize such window (yes, you can adjust back down to the size you want without problem).

2. AMS6-OK-SimulatesEnterClickonOKbutton.mex - This second one monitors three windows in AMS (AMS 6 was used). The Page Properties, Globals, and Action Editor. Anytime you then click the key combo... CTRL+ENTER the application will activate a Click on the OK button. Thus, you can close the scripting panes more quickly, easily.

Anyone using (or downloaded installed and used) Macro Express? It's very powerful for day-to-day operations and I'm happy I took 10 minutes to work out these macros.

I love that I can even make macros based off the type of cursor being used or in the case of these macros I made tonight off of window Controls!

[Corey]

Macro Express is a superb program.

[Intrigued]

I hear you Corey... I'm still amazed each time I delve into it. Well, like AMS 5 and now AMS 6!

Check this out... you could (I have for other programs) even create control area's and make then do basically what ever you want. So, you want a new clickabable-do-hicky by the OK button in a window... nooo problem!

Woot!

[Intrigued]

Here's another that will load the ASCII Table from the AMS online help system into a popup dialog. To use it just use the ALT+(Up Arrow) key combo.

http://www.amsuser.com/misc/AMS - LoadASCIITable.mex

[yosik]

Looks a great program, Intrigued. I used MacroMania a couple of years ago.. What I don't like about macro programs is the fact that they, somehow, take control of the app you work in (and I won't mention the potential clash between hotkeys of various apps). But you got me reconsidering...I"ll give it a shot and see if it will help me in my workflow.
Thanks,
Yossi

[Intrigued]

Looks a great program, Intrigued. I used MacroMania a couple of years ago.. What I don't like about macro programs is the fact that they, somehow, take control of the app you work in (and I won't mention the potential clash between hotkeys of various apps). But you got me reconsidering...I"ll give it a shot and see if it will help me in my workflow.
Thanks,
Yossi

Tip to minimize the hotkey confusion: I use ALT+Window Key and then a third (3rd) key.



But, don't pass up Macro Express to quickly. It's big in large organizations and I found out years ago why.

[yosik]

Good tip with the window key, thanks.
I"ll take a try and see.

Yossi

[Intrigued]

Ok, I finally have had my fill of the Preview Runnning popup dialog.

SEE: Attachment

Soooo...

I went ahead and created another Macro Express macro that in essence auto-clicks the dialog so that the Preview (F5) continues on, unabated!



Here it be for you Macro Express'ers out there:

AMS6-Auto-Continue-Preview(F5).mex

[Corey]

Neato!