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rjbull:
The answer to macro programs seems to be:

"PowerPro.  Now, how much time are you prepared to put into getting to grips with it?"

PowerPro, freeware macro program for Windows
http://powerpro.webeddie.com/index.html

Beginners user group / mailing list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/powerpro-beginners/

Main mailing list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/

PC Rangers third-party PowerPro support
http://powerpro.pcrei.com
Contains archives of the user groups, the "Wink" based Flash demos, etc.


--
Robert Bull

zridling:
My vote goes to AutoHotkey all the way, whether for keyboard shortcuts, shortkeys, controlling parts of Windows, running commands inside of programs, or general macros. Macro Express is great, but seems to me you're paying $40 for its GUI. Nothing wrong with that if you need it. But AutoHotkey is so simple you'll be surprised at what it can do and how fast it does it all. And the beauty of it is that it's nothing more than a text file.

rjbull:
Doesn't AutoHotKey keep its macros in the Registry?  I'd rather avoid that.

AbteriX:
Doesn't AutoHotKey keep its macros in the Registry?  I'd rather avoid that.-rjbull (August 31, 2005, 07:58 AM)
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no no. AHK works with scripts in a text file.
You put all your commands in an text.ahk file and start this if you have AHK installed (or even only unpackt)
You could also create an executable from this script with the AHK-Interpreter includet. Less overhead.
Than you could even sell this .exe for your own "bargain" (is this the right word???).


Please see
http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Tutorial.htm

--- ---Creating a script
Each script is a plain text file containing commands to be executed by the program (AutoHotkey.exe).
 A script may also contain hotkeys and hotstrings, or even consist entirely of them.
However, in the absence of hotkeys and hotstrings, a script will perform its commands
sequentially from top to bottom the moment it is launched.

To create a new script:

Open Windows Explorer and select a folder of your choice.
Pull down the File menu and choose New >> AutoHotkey Script (or Text Document).
Type a name for the file, ensuring that it ends in .ahk. For example: Test.ahk
Right-click the file and choose Edit Script.
On a new blank line, type the following:
#z::Run www.google.com

rjbull:
Doesn't AutoHotKey keep its macros in the Registry?  I'd rather avoid that.-rjbull (August 31, 2005, 07:58 AM)
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no no. AHK works with scripts in a text file.
-Stefan (August 31, 2005, 10:47 AM)
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Thanks, Stefan.  Looks like I misremembered.  I used the search function at http://www.tinyapps.org to check.  It apparently makes one Registry key to associate AHK files with AutoKey.  That's not too bad...

OTOH, I'm a registered user of Macro Express and seem to be using PowerPro for now.  How many macor programs do I need?    :)

Very considerate of you to put up your "Stefan's House" notice - in English  :)

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