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FreeMacroPlayer Changelog

What's new in FreeMacroPlayer 9.4.6

Dec 7, 2022
  • Text shortcut reliability improvement.
  • Fixed: "wait for image" command works on multiple monitors.
  • Fixed: Macros started externally are queued and run in sequence (one by other).
  • Significant performance improvement of loop commands.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.4.5 (Aug 25, 2022)

  • Fixed: <me_macroenable> command properly enables/disables macro triggers.
  • Fixed: <msg> command does not select the message text.
  • Fixed: Macros started by a trigger or another macro are run in sequence (one by other).
  • _vCurrTime_Default system variable was added to provide the current time in the Windows user default format.
  • <time> command uses the Windows user default format if no formatting is specified.
  • Fixed: "On error" behavior settings were not copied on macro copy/paste operation.
  • Fixed: Macro text insertion using clipboard was fixed to work in terminals and legacy software.
  • Fixed: Single key extended hot key such as '1' or 'a' is not printed when it is hit as part of the extended hot key.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.4.4 (May 20, 2022)

  • Fix of a macro execution order problem for macros that consists of macro menu, run command, etc.
  • Fix of a problem with text shortcut trigger containing uppercase characters.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.4.3 (May 3, 2022)

  • It was added a new system variable "_vAsAdmin" indicating whether the program was started "as admin" or not.
  • There is a fix for the anomaly causing a new macro file was not saved for the first attempt.
  • Free Macro Player program settings fix.
  • There was fixed a problem with checking for a new version.
  • Problem with multiple monitor system variables was fixed.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.4.1 (Feb 8, 2022)

  • <varout> command fix.
  • Fixed opening the program from Start menu.
  • Fixed an issue of macro playback pausing on comma character.
  • Fixed a problem of two the same variables replacement in text.
  • Fixed issues with drag & drop from web browser.
  • Additional small fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.3.2 (Dec 18, 2020)

  • If macro triggers collide (start macro at the same time) all the triggered macros are queued and run one by other.
  • Mouse click trigger fixes.
  • Fixed a problem when a hotkey control key remained in "down" state.
  • Fixed a macro toolbar show/hide problem for a scoped macros.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.3.1 (Nov 30, 2020)

  • Macros can be started quickly in a row. For example, hitting a hot-key quickly several times in a row will cause macro will run several times without a delay between them.
  • Fixed a problem with copy/paste text in macro editor.
  • Fixed a problem when clicking a macro toolbar in some cases crashed the program.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.3.0 (Nov 22, 2020)

  • Added commands to read/write database using ODBC. The commands allow to use database data within macros.
  • <mm> mouse move command was extended for a time parameter that allows to simulate a smooth mouse move.
  • Added command <ctrl_down>, <ctrl_up>, <alt_down>, <alt_up>,... The commands are used in macro recorder. The commands make macro easier to read.
  • Playback speed fixes.
  • Several stability fixes.
  • Many macro toolbars fixes and improvements.
  • Forms ( <form_item> command ) now return also an index of the item selected in combo box.
  • Several hint window fixes.
  • Large macros speed improvements.
  • Several user interface improvements.
  • Excel close command fix.
  • Macro recorder was improved to better keep track on windows the macro is played back in.
  • Mouse wheel recording fixed.
  • Several new folder related system variables (such as _vFolder_OneDrive, _vFolder_Downloads).
  • Added an option (program settings) to better control text insertion through clipboard.
  • Many other fixes and improvements.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.2.0 (Sep 5, 2020)

  • Limitation to number of clipboard macros and text macros was removed in Free Edition.
  • Added HTTP API that allows other programs to run macros and get and set variable values. [Professional edition only]
  • Added an MtwProxy.exe that allows to run macros and get and set variable values. [Professional edition only]
  • Added an Mtw.Proxy object that allows to run macros and get and set variable values from Windows Script Host. [Professional edition only]
  • <waitfor> command was fixed not to automatically release control keys (Ctrl, Alt, etc.)
  • Variables retrieval is faster.
  • Clipboard operations reliability was improved.
  • Fixes around keystrokes speed.
  • Recording of "Windows Key + something" (such as Win key + t) was fixed.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.1.6 (Jul 21, 2020)

  • Added Arabic translation (thanks to lculator zaloom)
  • Clipboard macro preview was fixed.
  • Stability fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.1.5 (Jul 7, 2020)

  • Command list in "Add command" window was fixed.
  • Text shortcut reliability was improved.
  • Unwanted showing a window with macros in free edition was fixed.
  • Keystrokes playback is faster in universal application.
  • Several other fixes and improvements.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.1.4 (Jun 15, 2020)

  • Macros can be sorted ascendant and descendant.
  • Stability issue fixed.
  • Steps are properly highlighted when debugging macro.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.1.3 (Jun 9, 2020)

  • Hot fix to issue introduced in 9.1.2 that caused the AES encrypted macro files were not open correctly in the Perfect Keyboard.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.1.2 (Jun 7, 2020)

  • Support for Italian language was added.
  • Fixed the ability to run macros within Perfect Keyboard itself.
  • Stability fixes.
  • Clipboard history is newly by default disabled. Run this command to enable clipboard history tracking: <varset>("%_vClpTextHistoryEnable%=YES","").
  • Fixed <cmds> command that in some cases let the keystrokes to escape.
  • Fixed <script_js> command.
  • Improved <data_load> command to read also UTF-16 text files.
  • Added "CAN_READ" and "CAN_WRITE" options to the <waitfor>(..."FILE"...) command.
  • Fixed <waitfor>(..."FILE", "CHANGED"...).
  • Fixed <email_smtp_sendmail>("smtp.gmail.com",...) command that stopped working with gmail.
  • Improved behavior of the text shortcuts that ends with #.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.1.1 (May 15, 2020)

  • Fixed a problem when text only general macro that contains multiple lines of text was pasted in multiple steps causing the text was inserted slowly and not reliably.
  • Macro file - if it is changed - is saved before a macro is executed.
  • Fixed the problem that caused the recorded macro was not possible to append to the end of the existing macro.
  • Fixed the problem when installer in some cases did not finish update installation.
  • Fixed the problem when export to HTML format was crashing the program
  • Fixed a problem with two embedded <for> commands.
  • Fixed the problem that caused the "Start on Windows startup"option did not work.
  • Several other fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.1.0 (Apr 13, 2020)

  • Variables for text replacement now can be used directly within the general macro text (such as "This is macro text and %var1% variable is expanded directly."). Previously it was necessary to use <varout> command.
  • The macro text now can also contain expressions (for example, "In macros you can calculate that 1 + 1 is equal to %EXPR(1+1)%").
  • Support for Spanish and Portuguese languages was added.
  • Added <actapp> command to activate (bring to the front) an application.
  • Added <text_parse> command to parse text based on a provided pattern.
  • Added <file_shortcut> command to create a shortcut file (.lnk).
  • <date> command was enhanced by adding additional date parameter. The command now can be used to format date/time other than the current one.
  • <if_file> command was fixed to properly work even if the file is used by other process.
  • Fixed macro execution when "lock keyboard and mouse..." option is checked.
  • Fixed a problem when macro file opening failed due to too long macro scope definitions.
  • Macro file loading was speed up.
  • Installer was improved and made smaller.
  • Multiple generate .exe can be now run simultaneously (they all open in one FreeMacroPlayer window).
  • Added system variables for battery status (_vPowerBatteryLifePercent and _vPowerBatteryLifeSeconds) and default formatting for current date (_vCurrDate_DefaultShort and _vCurrDate_DefaultLong).
  • Fixed a problem that caused that some characters in macro files from previous versions (8 and older) were replaced by wrong characters when the macro file was open in version 9.
  • Fixed a problem that caused that it was not possible to open the main program window on the screen.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.0.8 (Mar 2, 2020)

  • Fixed a problem when on some circumstances macro playback target window was loosing focus.
  • Checking for a new version is faster.
  • Reliability improvements.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.0.7 (Feb 18, 2020)

  • Lines in Steps view are more condensed so that more commands can fit to the macro content area.
  • Font (type, size) for macro content and macro list can be selected in macro group properties in "Font" tab.
  • Fixed a bug that caused that Enter key was executed twice when playing back <ctrl><enter><cterl> sequence.
  • Fixed the <for> (REPEAT) command that did not work properly in procedure recursive calls.
  • Fixed text replacement in macro content thta now properly supports wildcards and regex.
  • Text replacement in macro content was extended so that <ent__> can be used to replace new line.
  • List of last used commands was increased to 30.
  • Fixed the problem when in some situation macros did not start when clicking "run" icon.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.0.6 (Feb 2, 2020)

  • Added an option to keep "Add command" window always open in macro edit window. Just click "Keep open" option that was newly added to the bottom of the "Add command" window.
  • <ini_file_write>, <ini_file_read>, and other file manipulation commands are now resistant to the sharing violation that occurs when two or more programs access the same file.
  • Less mouse movements are recorded during macro recording in order to make the recorded macros smaller and easier to maintain.
  • Some smaller fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.0.5 (Jan 9, 2020)

  • It is possible to scroll up/down in the text shortcut hints window using Alt+Up/Down key combination.
  • A message is shown if hot-key trigger cannot be assigned.
  • Alt+Tab key combination is recorded in macro recorder.
  • Fixed a problem when in Free edition a recorded macro contained unsupported commands.
  • Improved text shortcut recognition so that @something text shortcut works OK with German keyboard layout.
  • Text shortcut typo deleted using backspace key is working now.
  • <e-mail_send> command is deprecated since the underlying API is not supported by new versions of Outlook.
  • Hints window deadlock fixed.
  • Several smaller fixes and changes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.0.4 (Dec 2, 2019)

  • File paths (such as icon paths) can contain environment variables.
  • <time> command now support custom time formatting.
  • <date> command now support custom time formatting.
  • Turkish language added.
  • Added system variables for comma , and square brackets [].
  • Several smaller fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.0.3 (Dec 2, 2019)

  • Performance improvements (larger macros loads faster).
  • Keystrokes are more reliable in universal applications. Playback speed can be adjusted in macro "Properties" tab by "Macro playback speed" option.
  • Several fixes and improvements in macro recorder.
  • Log file size is limited to max. 1MB (plus 1MB backup of old logs).
  • Playback of <mm> and <wx> commands were fixed so that if playing the macro as fast as possible these commands do not slow down the playback.
  • The <varout> command was fixed. In certain situations it was inserting text in wrong order.
  • Macro size limitation was removed.
  • The <waitfor> command was fixed to properly wait for Visual Studio window.
  • The <if_process> command supports wildcards now.
  • The <if_file>(...CONTAINS...) command was fixed to properly work with Unicode text.
  • A problem with text shortcuts ending with an upper case letter (such as MySCT) was fixed.
  • Several other smaller fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 9.0.2 (Oct 7, 2019)

  • Fix of the anomaly that caused that <run> command did not replace all the occurrences of the replacement parameters.
  • The program checks the macro file location and newly does not allow to save macro file to "Program Files" folder.
  • Fix of the anomaly that caused that text shortcuts did not work in some programs (for example, MaxRecorder).
  • Fix of the problem that caused that in some cases scrolling in the list of macros was slow.
  • Fix of the problem that caused that a control key remained "pressed" after macro was started using a hot-key trigger.
  • Fix of the anomaly that was in some cases causing that comments in the comments were removed.
  • Fix of the anomaly that caused that macro recorder was always recording information about active window even if this option was not checked in the macro recorder wizard.
  • Several other smaller fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 8.6.2 (Sep 26, 2018)

  • Improvement: The command <printer_setdefault> now requires the printer name parameter enclosed in quotes (such as <printer_setdefault>("Print to PDF")). This prevents the problems when the printer name contains brackets ().
  • Fix: There was a problem with macros containing a key sequence that was used as a hotkey for other macro. Such sequence was not properly played back.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 8.6.1 (Jul 17, 2018)

  • Added new _vCursorPosX and _vCursorPosY system variables that contains position of the blinking edit text cursor.
  • Fixed the problem when a text shortcut was not recognized after a mistype was corrected using back space.
  • Fixed the installer to properly indicate the version installed (currently 8.6.1).
  • Fixed the problem that in some cases caused macro recorded in Free edition was not properly played back.
  • Fixed a problem with <if_str> command when finding sub-string (~= operand).
  • Help fixes (<if_str> and <if_num> commands).
  • Some more minor fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.6.8 (Mar 17, 2015)

  • Fixed: Macro menu now prevents circular sub-menus.
  • Fixed: Macro toolbars are properly positioned when enabled from disabled state.
  • Minor fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.6.7 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Fixed: _vActiveWindow system variable returns just first character of currently active window.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.6.6 (Nov 14, 2014)

  • Fixed: Unique macro and macro group identifier is not changed on drag & drop operation.
  • Fixed: Too long macro description caused macro file corruption.
  • Fixed: timed out on some web sites.
  • Fixed: FreeMacroPlayer macro file always contained toolbars even if no toolbar was created in source macro file.
  • Fixed: Idle time trigger fixed.
  • Fixed: In some cases "Win" key was "hold down" after computer wake up.
  • Fixed: .fmp macro file is properly associated with the FreeMacroPlayer program.
  • Fixed: command did not handle defined sub-menus properly.
  • Some small fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.6.5 (Apr 5, 2014)

  • Fix: If text is passed through clipboard during macro playback then the keystrokes sending speed option in macro configuration does not affect how quickly the macro text is "pasted" to the target application. In previous versions the "Slow" option for keystrokes sending speed caused also the paste was slow.
  • Change: The program is installed by default to user application data folder (instead of "Program Files").
  • Fix: When floating toolbar has an "auto-hide" set to "on" then it is not auto-hiding when there is a submenu opened from this toolbar. The toolbar auto-hides again after the submenu is closed.
  • Several smaller fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.6.4 (Jan 31, 2014)

  • Clipboard commands and operations are optimized to retrieve plain text faster.
  • Smaller installation improvements.
  • Macro toolbars cannot be moved by dragging a macro button.
  • Added an option to turn off scope-based tabs switching on main macro toolbar.
  • Shared macro buttons are showing in macro toolbars first then the private macro file macros.
  • Stability improvements.
  • Several smaller fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.6.3 (Jan 31, 2014)

  • Fixed the problem with macro triggers that cause triggers were duplicated. This issue was introduced in version 7.6.2.
  • Fixed the problem with and command that caused failure of the comparison of strings that contain single quote character (').

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.6.2 (Jan 31, 2014)

  • Fixed the problem when commands did not output valid time/date numbers when international (such as French or German) keyboard was used and with "through clipboard" option selected.
  • Fixed the problem with playback text macros "through clipboard" (and also clipboard macros) when MS Office clipboard collector is turned on
  • Fixed the problem with multiple triggers assigned to the macro.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.6.1 (Apr 23, 2013)

  • Fixed a new bug when macro could not be selected from menu using a numeric key.
  • "Glow" effect of the macro toolbar button text was removed. Button text color is now either black or white depending on the macro toolbar background color darkness.
  • Additional minor fixes and changes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.6.0 (Apr 23, 2013)

  • Added a "glow" effect to macro menus and toolbars so that text is always readable regardless of selected background color.
  • "Hint" window is showing under text cursor.
  • Flying macro toolbars are only attaching to windows with title bar.
  • If macro or macro group has defined "Macro Scope" then this is indicated by small overlay icon on the icon in macro list and macro groups tree.
  • When macro is called using "RunMacro.exe" program then it properly follows all the macro and group setting (for example, disabled macro does not start).
  • Default icon in the macro list now indicates how macro text is send to target application - either using clipboard or as a sequence of keystrokes.
  • Additional minor UI improvements.
  • Fixed the problem when a menu to select from multiple macro with the same trigger was not closing when no macro was selected.
  • Fixed the problem when text shortcuts containing numbers were not triggered when numbers were typed in numeric keyboard.
  • Fixed command.
  • Fixed the problem with problem with macro scope definition "...NOT listed below".
  • Fixed a "Buffer Overflow" vulnerability.
  • Stability improvements.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.5.5 (Nov 21, 2012)

  • It is now possible to assign hot key trigger that is the same as an hot key internally used (for example, Ctrl+D to add a new macro group).
  • Fixed a problem when macro recorder was not recording mouse events.
  • Fixed a problem when flying toolbars did not remember size changed by user.
  • Auto-save feature was changed to only save file if the file was modified by the user.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.5.4 (Oct 16, 2012)

  • Several fixes on mouse triggers including "click", "hold", "mouse wheel forward/backward" triggers.
  • Fixed a problem with command that did not correctly handle file names containing spaces.
  • Added an option "run hidden" to command - this allows to start program, for example command prompt, hidden.
  • Improved launching macros from macro toolbar.
  • Fixed problem with macro toolbar size persistence.
  • Fixed a problem when macros occasionally caused MS Word to crash.
  • Improved "paste through clipboard" option so that passing macro text using clipboard is faster and more reliable - sometimes it happened that instead of macro text the last text in clipboard was pasted.
  • Improved reliability of "file" and "directory" triggers - all triggers fires properly does not matter if the file or directory was changed/created/deleted when other macro was running.
  • Fixed a problem that caused "clipboard macro" data were on certain circumstances lost from macro file.
  • Flying macro toolbars are improved so that they can now attach also to child windows title bar (were attaching only to main window title bar before).
  • Logging functionality was extended so that more information - for example macro trigger that started macro - is logged.
  • Macro recorder was fixed to record macros more reliably. Especially options ("coordinates relative to active window" + "watch active window") that allow to record most reliable macros were significantly improved.
  • waitfor> and commands were fixed to properly work with currently active window field that is receiving keyboard input.
  • All executables in the installation file are digitally signed now.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.5.3 (Oct 16, 2012)

  • Added multi-line edit field option to command.
  • Added a "from" field to command.
  • Added "wait for web browser is loading" option to command. This option allows to wait until web browser finishes loading of a web page after a link is clicked.
  • Fixed a problem when text shortcuts did not properly react in Excel, OneNote and perhaps other programs.
  • Fixed a problem when folder/file triggers (run macro when new file is created, etc.) did not work with network shared folders (\\server\myfiles\).

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.5.2 (Oct 16, 2012)

  • Fixed a newly introduced problem with macro hot-keys.
  • Fixed a problem when multiple instances of the program could be started.
  • Fixed a problem when macro syntax was false recognized as invalid.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.5.1 (Oct 16, 2012)

  • Improved new version notification window. It is possible to directly download new version or go to this page to read what is new first.
  • Added , , , , and , commands (not in Free edition).
  • Fixed a problem when Shift or other control keys remained in "pressed" state after macro was started using a hot-key.
  • Fixed "run as a different user" option.
  • Fixed a problem with .mcr files that sometimes did not start execution after double-clicking on them.
  • Fixed and commands. When "wait for application exit" option was set the system hung up.
  • Fixed a syntax error when a command last parameter was empty.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.5.0 (Oct 16, 2012)

  • Time schedule trigger can wake up computer before macro is started. It is now possible to schedule macros that will be started also at the time when computer is in sleep or hibernate mode.
  • It is not necessary to release control key to repeatedly start macro using hot key. If hot key is Ctrl+D then it is possible to just hit D key while keeping Ctrl key down.
  • Fixed a problem when macros running in Excel sometimes caused the Excel to crashed.
  • Mouse buttons are not automatically released after macro is finished.
  • Fixed a problem when extended hot keys sometimes reacted after too long time.
  • Performance was improved, the program does not consume CPU when active windows are switched.
  • Exit code added to command.
  • "Folder" trigger now watches files also in subfolders
  • Fix: clipboard macros now works properly in Word 2010.
  • Added support for mouse wheel.
  • Added support for keyboard connected/disconnected detection.
  • multimedia> command fixed to properly work on Windows 7 and Vista.
  • Fixed screensaver related commands.
  • Added "double-click" command .
  • Added "square root" operation to (..., CALC_EXPRESSION, ...) command.
  • Fixed a problem when window was not properly activated before macro was started.
  • Fixed a problem with indexing macro variable in arrays (when variable index is "01" or "02" instead of "1" or "2").
  • Fixed window browse button to uses WIP.
  • Fixed a problem with mouse triggers on dual screen computers
  • Fixed a problem when the program sometimes did not start minimized to tray as defined in settings.
  • Fixed macro toolbars behavior on dual screen computers.
  • "Hold mouse button" trigger fixed.
  • Fixed a problem with expression evaluation.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.4.8 (Feb 8, 2011)

  • Added parameters to limit search area in and commands.
  • Added wildcards (* and ?) support to windows identification path (WIP). A window identification in window manipulation commands (such as ) is more flexible now.
  • Added "always on top" parameter to the command.
  • Added "show OK and Cancel buttons" parameter to the command. OK and Cancel button in user defined forms are now optional.
  • Fix: Occasional hang ups in command (hybernate) fixed.
  • Fix: Status bar in main window is properly updated.
  • Fix: Macro toolbar submenus are properly drawn with user defined background color.
  • Fix: Macro toolbars properly draw separators.
  • Fix: "Ctrl+V" (and "Shift+Insert") clipboard paste function is properly handled in macros that playback text (for example, "This is in clipboardvDid you know that?").
  • Fix: Registration info is not reset when user open "Help/Register" dialog box without entering correct registration info.
  • Fix: "Follow case" feature is fixed for text shortcuts that do not begin by a letter (for example text shortcuts like ".a1" or "-sca").
  • Fix: command fixed so that strings can contain brackets.
  • Fix: Windows browser button in editor fixed.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.4.7 (Jul 8, 2010)

  • Macro named "_xSharedMacroFileNotFound" (if exists) is called when shared macros file cannot be loaded (does not exist). If this macro is called then the error message is not showing. The macro is intended to allow programatically handle the situations when shared macro file is not accessible (network server down, for example).
  • Startup macros various fixes
  • Problem with windows loosing keyboard focus before macro was started was fixed
  • ("FILE:....") command fixed
  • Hidden windows can be accessed by window manipulation commands
  • Comments in externaly called macros fixed
  • , , commands fixed to work properly with 64-bit processes
  • Fixed a problem when variable manipulated with a string containing bracket characters ( or )
  • 20x slower macro playback added
  • "_vMacroFileLoaded" can be used to programatically load other macro file
  • Identify Windows version updated (Program correctly identifies Windows 7)

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.4.6 (Apr 19, 2010)

  • Installation program is now checking whether a Macro Toolworks family program is running.
  • Fixed a problem with running VBA-like script (the bug introduced in 7.4.5).
  • Improved speed of some keystrokes.
  • Improved clipboard related commands.
  • A few additional smaller fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.4.5 (Apr 19, 2010)

  • Significantly improved "send macro text through clipboard" feature. This feature can be now used also for macros containing macro commands without any limitation.
  • New "How to send macro text to target application:" option added to settings dialog box. The user can select between "As keystrokes sequence" or "Using clipboard". This option is used as a default for each macro.
  • command updated.
  • "Macro Properties" tab was simplified by moving more advanced and rarely used options to a dialog box accessible using new "More" button.
  • Link to web page with macro examples was added to "Macro Text" tab.
  • command fixes.
  • command fixes.
  • (...,CALC_EXPRESSION,...) command fixes.
  • command extended with "port" and "SSL" attributes so that the command now can send e-mails using GMail SMTP server.
  • Expressions evaluation fixes.
  • New "_vSharedMacros_ReloadNow" system variable. ("_vSharedMacros_ReloadNow=YES","") command causes the shared macro file is reloaded. Shared macro file reload now can be controlled programmatically using a macro.
  • New "_vOpt_SharedMacros_Enable" system variable. ("_vOpt_SharedMacros_Enable=YES","") command causes the shared macro file is enabled while ("_vOpt_SharedMacros_Enable=NO","") command causes the shared macro file is disabled.
  • New "_vOpt_SharedMacros_File" system variable to programmatically set shared macros file. ("_vOpt_SharedMacros_File=c:\macroFiles\shared.4tw","") command causes the shared macro file is set to "c:\macroFiles\shared.4tw".
  • command enhanced so that it can put also file shortcut to the clipboard. Example: ("FILE:c:\temp\file.txt") command puts shortcut to "c:\temp\file.txt" file to clipboard so that the file then can be copied using Windows Explorer "Paste" menu command.
  • Additional minor fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.4.0 (Apr 19, 2010)

  • - it is possible to define multiple images to search for using wildcards (* and ?). Searching for multiple images on the screen is much faster then doing this by multiple calls.
  • - the same improvement as above.
  • Added an option "Run as administrator" to the "Run macro in separate process" settings. This allows to run macro "as administrator" (with higher priority) on Vista and newer. The higher priority is necessary for certain operations Windows (the operations that were not restricted in XP and older - write to some registry locations, block keyboard and mouse, etc.).
  • Macro search dialog remembers last searched term.
  • Fixed a problem with starting program with parameters from network drive.
  • Fixed a problem when program did not responded correctly if CPU was overloaded.
  • Fixed a problem with entering characters with diacritic.
  • Macro ToolsWorks was renamed to Macro Toolworks.
  • A bug that caused scheduled macro were not started (a bug introduced in 7.3.8/7.3.9) was fixed.
  • New web site www.MacroToolworks.com dedicated to Macro Toolworks family product was launched.
  • More smaller fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.3.9 (Apr 19, 2010)

  • Fixed a problem with sending certain keystrokes on international keyboards.
  • - Fixed a problem with very large block of text.
  • - Fixed a problem when multiple commands are called quickly. Is also faster now.
  • - Fixed a problem when multiple commands are called quickly. Is also faster now.
  • - Fixed a problem when multiple commands are called quickly.
  • Macro execution (when ) is faster
  • - if parameter is "1" then the sound is played asynchronously, if it is "0" the sound is played synchronously.
  • returns -1 if the coordinates are out of range.
  • A bug that caused item was unexpectedly disabled when clicked was fixed.
  • - added exact/tolerant.
  • - added exact/tolerant.
  • - added exact/tolerant to "wait for image".
  • A problem with command line file parameter starting with server (such as "\\server1\macros\....") was fixed.
  • Window trigger (open) fixed so that it reacts to multiple windows with the same title (WIP).
  • Fixed a problem with activating different Excel files (Book1, Book2, etc.) using command.
  • "Paste to end" added to macro editor right-click menu.
  • "Preserve clipboard content during macro execution" option added to Options / More...
  • visual editor fixed.
  • A bug causing the program consumed too much resources was fixed.
  • Many additional smaller fixes and changes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.3.8 (Jul 3, 2009)

  • On some systems it was necessary to install new runtime libraries from Microsoft. This is fixed in this version.
  • Macros execution speed was improved.
  • Changes in macros are saved automatically (not necessary to press OK button) when "Auto-save" feature is checked in main options dialog box.
  • Significantly improved reliability of keystrokes sending when "as fast as possible" option is checked.
  • "Lock keyboard and mouse while macro is running" was fixed. On Vista systems this option works only if the program was started "As administrator".
  • macro command is much faster now.
  • macro command is much faster now.
  • A problem with comment macro command () followed by a command (such as (250)...) was fixed.
  • macro command is more reliable now.
  • Other smaller changes and fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.3.7 (Jun 8, 2009)

  • (..."CALC_EXPRESSION",..) command fixed.
  • Sending keystrokes "as fast as possible" in Windows XP optimized so that internal Windows keyboard buffer does not get overflowed.
  • Smaller UI improvements.
  • Other small fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.3.5 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • Window Identification Path (WIP) failed to correctly identify child windows. This was fixed.
  • command returns errors now.
  • Macro syntax is checked automatically (optional).
  • Macro syntax validation improved.
  • UI improvements & fixes: Tooltips to main toolbar added, some better looking icons used....
  • German language pack updated.
  • In Vista, the program starts with user privileges, however, it can be also started with Admin privileges using "Start...AsAdmin.exe".
  • New "_vKeybdFocusControl" and "_vKeybdFocusControl_HWND" system variables that contain a window control that is currently receiving keyboard input.
  • Smaller macro recording fixes.
  • Other small fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.2.6 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • Fixed a problem with macro toolbars on multi-monitor systems.
  • Fixed a bug in command.
  • A few more small fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.2.5 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • Fixed a problem when Microsoft office clipboard caused problems to expanding macros with "through clipboard" option checked.
  • Fixed: A wrong macro was executed when picked from a list/menu of macros with the same shortcut.
  • Smaller installation program fixes.
  • "Change multiple macros" was changed so that also text with multiple lines can be used.
  • Alt+A hotkey can be used to activate "Commands and System Variables" window.
  • "_vFileDate..." system variables fixed.
  • Other smaller changes and fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.2.0 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • German/Deutsch language added.
  • Macro execution speed improved.
  • Support for multiple monitors added: Multiple _vMonitor... system variables added.
  • Key codes (KC:XXX) can be used in and commands. KC:XXX is showing in main window bottom right area when a key is hit - this is how user can get KC for particular key on keyboard.
  • WIP (window identification path) fixes.
  • "Find image" commands behavior changed so that the commands do not fire an error when the image is not found. The commands only return -1 instead of image position.
  • command was fixed so that the menus correctly react to key shortcuts.
  • changed so that items can be sorted either alphabetically or by user defined order.
  • now supports also network paths (\server name...).
  • Hints window reworked. It can be brought up using hot key even if it is disabled for automatic showing.
  • Enable/Disable trigger hot key.
  • _vCurrTime_Second and _vCurrTime_Minute was changed so that always provide two digits numbers (01 instead of 1).
  • If a macro execution is paused (by command or by user) the the execution can be exited directly in this pause state.
  • command was enhanced so that it does not hide even if there are multiple subsequent macro calls using command.
  • Extended hotkeys behavior improved.
  • to exit just a subsequent macro called using command was fixed.
  • WIP (Window Identification Path) fixed so that also Window class and title starting with # can be used.
  • Fixed problems when macro is outputing data using clipboard.
  • Many other smaller changes and fixes...

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.1.1 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • command fixes.
  • Rare text shortcut expansion problem fixed.
  • Some other minor fixes.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.1.0 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • Multilanguage support. In "Languages" subfolder there are .ini files (lang_components_XXX.lang.ini and lang_main_XXX.lang.ini) that contain all texts used in the program. Making copy of the .ini files and translating the texts inside is all that is necessary to create new language pack.
  • Added and commands that allow to capture computer screen or its defined part to a bitmap file.
  • Items in menu are sorted alphabetically now.
  • New parameters to and added so that the commands can use the same browser window (that can be close then using command).
  • Clipboard content is saved and restored when clipboard macro or macro with "Through clipboard" option is executed.
  • New option that allows to show macro toolbar with auto-hide option turned on only if CTRL key is pressed.
  • New window identification (called WIP - window identification path) is introduced. The WIP allows much more precise window identification and thus adds greater reliability to windows manipulation commands.
  • command is extended so that it can return file name, file extension and file path.
  • and speed was improved.
  • Added and commands that allows to control presence of "macro progress" window from macro code.
  • Macro progress window displays name of the macro running.
  • It is possible to compare variable content with a key such as: (varKey==) ...
  • Import/Export fixed.
  • Fix: In some occasions the program incorrectly recorded (multiply entered keys) and playback macros.
  • Bug that caused that in some rare situations text shortcut was not recognized and was not expanded was fixed.
  • Macro group drag&drop operation fixed.
  • and commands are changed so that the source folder name is not added to the destination folder.
  • command editor fixed.
  • Fixed a bug that crashed the program when a clipboard related operation failed.
  • Fixed problems with "subfolder option" in , , commands.
  • Fixed problems with DDE data exchange between Basic Script and main program.
  • Fixed problem running Basic Script programs from FreeMacroPlayer.
  • Fixed disabling/enabling triggers using hotkey.
  • Fixed the problem when macro parameters were still kept internally in the program after macro execution was finished.
  • Fixes in help file.
  • Many other smaller changes and fixes...

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.0.1 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • and fixes. The commands are now tolerant to slight differences between the original and recognized images.
  • Fixed: these commands did not provide correct results when used repeatedly: , , , .
  • Keystrokes playback fixes.
  • Robustness improvements.

New in FreeMacroPlayer 7.0.0 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • Macro file can be optionally protected by a strong AES encryption.
  • - a command to AES encrypt/decrypt any file.
  • - a command to AES encrypt/decrypt all files in a directory including all subdirectories.
  • - run external command. External command is any command line executable that takes parameters (optionally) and prints results to standard output (optionally). The command allows customers to extend number of available macro language commands.
  • - a command that allows to run macro on remote machine. (A Macro ToolsWorks family product needs to run on the remote machine.) It is possible to pass parameters to the remote machine and the macro executed on the remote machine can return a result back to the caller.
  • Build-in support for running macros from a remote computer.
  • - a command that allows to fill a web form (for example password entries) automatically.
  • Macros started using or commands can take parameters and return results.
  • New "_vMacroResult" system variable. This variable is used to pass results back to the caller (if the macro was called using command, for example).
  • New "_vMacroParameter" system variable. This variable is used to pass parameters to the called macro (if the macro was called using command, for example).
  • Native support for date/time arithmetic's. It is possible to count: date/time = date/time+span or date/time = date/time - span or span = date/time-date/time.
  • UI improvements based on user's feedback.
  • Bugs reported by users are fixed.