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How to macro 'New Window'?
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Jamie | 12-Jul-2006 15:43 Does anyone know how I can open a new window in a macro? i.e. Like selecting 'Window' and then 'New Window'. I've tried recording a macro while doing this but just get 'Activate ""' which doesn't actually open a new window. I know I can use OpenFile, but that's a performance hit, a new window is instant! Thanks in advance. |
Charles Welling | 15-Jul-2006 19:37 An obvious solution would be to use the "SendKeys" method, which can be used to "type" ALT+W and N, but I haven't been able to make it work. I'm not sure whether I'm making some mistake or that Cardbox simply doesn't respond to SendKeys. There is however a script language, similar to VBscript, that is called Autoit3 (www.autoitscript.com). You can use it to script any application and even Windows itself. It is very easy to use, you can merge the commands with the Cardbox macro language, it's very small (± 123 kb), well-documented, and it's free. I managed to make a new window in Cardbox using a one-line Autoit3 script: Send("%wn"). Autoit3 scripts can be compiled to .exe which I did with the above mentioned oneliner. You can either download Autoit3 yourself and have a good time doing all the things Vbscript can't do (recommended), or you can download my "newwindow.exe" using the following link: http://avs.hmr.rotterdam.nl/jamie Make a Cardbox macro launch the newwindow.exe and your done. Charles |
Charles Welling | 16-Jul-2006 09:51 I'd like to add two things to my reply: first: the above mentioned line Send("%wn") should be Send(!wn"). My mistake. Second: in one of your earlier messages (Complex Database) you asked about changing drop-down lists in the format file. I tried to use Autoit3 to do this and it works perfectly. It takes just one line of code to open the format, i.e. Send("!efe"), another to move the mouse to the right field and click it (mousemove("left",X,Y) and a third to send ALT+ENTER. You are then in the Field Properties box. Charles |
bert | 23-Jul-2006 19:36 Perhaps you mean this: With this you open a second window using the default workspace. bert |
bert | 28-Jul-2006 09:50 If do don''t want a new instance but only open a new copy of the 'current' database with same selection/browseposition use this macro: x = Name No need for sendkeys! |