Revision History

Macro Express Pro v 6.3.3.1 (2021-04-14)

• Changed the number of items displayed in dropdown for the Variable Set String from List command from 8 to 12.
• Fixed the cause of a crash in the Menu Builder.
• Renamed System Macro "Run Macro Express Editor" to "Open Macro Express Explorer".
• Fixed an issue with the If Variable command comparing two decimal variables containing the same value.
• Fixed a problem importing the program configuration when the decimal character is set to ','.
• Fixed the cause of a crash that would occur if Suspend Macro Express is clicked when Macro Express is starting up.

Macro Express Pro v 6.3.0.1 (2021-03-18)

• Fixed a problem converting the Web Site command when a macro written in Macro Express 3 is converted.
• The "Don't close menu after running a macro" option in the Miscellaneous tab of the Menu Builder is now disabled when the Windows Default Menu Style is selected.
• Improved playback of popup and floating menus.
• Log an error instead of crashing when the macro specified by the /A command line parameter does not exist.
• Improved printing of a macro.
• Updated how multiple line comments are displayed.
• Fixed a problem with the Mask option in the "Variable Set String Prompt" command.
• Fixed a problem where the Revision History accessed from the About box was not being updated.
• Clicking on a shortcut to the Macro Express Player when the program is already running now opens the Macro Explorer.
• Improved locating icons assigned to macros when the program is installed in a different location.
• Clicking on a shortcut to Macro Express Explorer now launches the Player if it is not already running. The shortcut to open Macro Express can now be pinned to the taskbar.
• Fixed a problem with the Script Editor where large sized fonts were not always displayed properly.
• Fixed a bug where the first line in a macro could be displayed incorrectly.
• Fixed a bug where the display of the script was corrupted when scrolling up or down.
• Adjusted the spacing for Comments that span multiple lines.
• Removed Remap Keyboard option.
• Updated the "Ping Site" and "If Ping Successful" commands to be more consistent with each other and to clarify what is allowed in the IP Address/Hostname value.
• Fixed the cause of a crash that occurred when the program was terminated before the M icon went from greyed out to red.
• The Create Folder command now correctly displays an error if the folder could not be created due to an illegal folder name.
• The Delete Folder command no longer makes an entry in the Macro Log.

Macro Express Pro v 6.2.0.1 (2020-09-10)

• The correct macro files are now loaded after Import Program Configuration.
• Adjusted the Clipboard Copy, Clipboard Cut, and Clipboard Paste commands to be more reliable.
• Typing Alt+Up Arrow in the Script Editor sets focus to the "All Commands" / "Favorite Commands" / "Code Snippets" drop down box.
• Typing s or S in the "All Commands" / "Favorite Commands" / "Code Snippets" drop down box now selects Code Snippets.
• The installation program for the non-portable version of Macro Express Pro has been replaced with a new setup program with enhanced security and compatibility with Windows.
• Modified commands so the cursor is in the first field of the command dialog when it first opened.
• Fixed a bug in the Log Messages command where the timestamp format was incorrect unless the Use the Default Macro Log command was enabled.
• When a new macro file is created without browsing to a specific location it is now automatically created in the [Documents]\Insight Software Solutions\Macro Express Pro 6\ folder.
• Added an option to enable Syntax checking if it had been previously disabled.
• When editing a macro or the macro properties a right-click now brings up a popup menu containing a list of the functions available via buttons in Activations, Variables, Scope, and Security tabs.
• The If File Ready command no longer makes an entry in the Macro Log when checking the file.
• Updated to prevent crashes and duplicates when a new category is entered.
• Fixed a bug in the Play Video Clip command that caused the program to freeze if the video file did not exist.
• On a multiple monitor system, if a monitor that the program window was last displayed on is no longer available, the window is displayed on the Primary monitor.
• Adjusted the default size and widths for the Macro Express Explorer window.
• Updated and enhanced the Mouse Locator. The pixel color is now displayed inside the Mouse Locator window. The headers are larger.
• Macro files that are already loaded are no longer listed in the list of files that comes up when Files, Reopen is clicked.
• Fixed an error converting a macro from Macro Express 3 with the Scheduled Activation of When a specified time has elapsed.
• Importing a macro from Macro Express 3 containing a Variable Set String Append to Text File command now correctly sets the 'Add a trailing CR/LF' option.
• Signed with the latest code signing certificate for enhanced security and trust.
• The CheckForUpdates.log is now always located in the Macro Logs folder even when the default Macro Logs folder has been changed.
• Fixed the cause of a crash that could occur when a macro is halted.
• The file and toolbar menus can now no longer be dragged to a different position.
• Updated the "Variable Modify String: Convert to Decimal" command to no longer crash with "Floating point overflow" when the decimal value is too large.
• Updated the "Variable Set Decimal: from the clipboard contents" command to no longer crash with "Floating point overflow" when the decimal value on the clipboard is too large.
• Updated the "Variable Modify Decimal" command to no longer crash with "Invalid floating point operation".
• Fixed a bug setting the default value of the Variable Set String from List command.
• Fixed a problem that caused a crash in the Menu Builder when a macro included in a popup menu was deleted.
• Many other improvements, UI adjustments and bug fixes.

Macro Express Pro v 6.1.3.1 (2019-10-16)

• Added Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F to the list of hotkeys restricted to Windows.
• Fixed a problem with the "Report using Report a Bug webpage" Report method.
• The custom theme settings are now saved via Export Program Configuration and restored via Import Program Configuration.
• Fixed a bug in the Menu Builder when editing or creating SubMenus.
• Added "Cannot open URL" in the HTTP Get On Error tab.
• Made additional improvements when running on ultra high resolution / 4K monitors.

Macro Express Pro v 6.1.2.1 (2019-09-05)

• Made many improvements when running on ultra high resolution / 4K monitors.
• Updated the "Access a program in the System Tray" macro in samples.mex to work with additional Windows 10 machines.
• Fixed a bug where the Menu Builder caption would display incorrect information.
• The Catch Error dialog is now resizable.
• Added alt shortcuts to Clear Variables dialog to allow selecting between the three options using a keyboard.
• Modified the Macro Properties dialog for the Menu of Macros for Topmost Window System Macro to include or exclude Global and Global Except macros.
• Renamed the menu options in the Macro Properties dialog for the Menu of Macros for Topmost Window to 'Macro Name' instead of 'Name and Activation'.
• Fixed the Menu of Macros for Topmost Window to support the three different macro menu options: Icons, Macro Name, and First Part of Macro.
• The Menu of Macros for Topmost Window is resizable if the 'First Part of Macro' menu style is selected.
• Fixed problems with the HTTP Get command.
• Added an option to launch the Direct Editor by default.
• It is now possible to tab into the content of a Text Box Display command. This was added to improve accessibility options.
• The Quick Setup Wizard is now resizable to fix issues when running on ultra high resolution / 4K monitors.
• Adjusted minimum size of Text Box Display.
• If the /A:: command line parameter fails an entry is made in the Macro Log explaining that the specified macro file must be loaded for /A:: to work.

Macro Express Pro v 6.1.1.1 (2019-04-26)

• Variable Set String from Prompt now allows multiple lines of input.
• The Get Control dialog now remembers its previous position on the screen.
• Fixed a problem where the updater would update the program in the location where it was last installed instead of the location where it is currently running.
• Fixed a problem, introduced in v 6.1.0.1, with the Variable Modify Date/Time command when using a decimal variable.

Macro Express Pro v 6.1.0.1 (2019-03-28)

• Added Variable Set String from List command.
• Added new macro commands:
  Close Optical Disk Tray, Eject Optical Disk, Restart Computer, Sign Out Computer, Sleep Computer, HTTP Get.
• The System Macro "Menu of Macros for Topmost Window" now displays the Nickname of the macros instead of the first part of the macro.
• Floating menu and Popup menu macros with the Menu Style of "First Part of Macro" or "Nickname and Scope" are now wider.
• Added the option 'Show Activation details', that displays more activation information in the list of macros, to Options, Preferences, Appearance, Explorer.
• Can now halt a macro that is spending too much time processing the content of a variable.
• The Variable Set String from Prompt dialog can now be resized when a macro is running.
• Deprecated these commands:
  Repeat Counter, Play CD-ROM, Stop CD-ROM, Pause CD-ROM, CD-ROM Next Track, CD-ROM Previous Track, CD-ROM Goto Track, CD-ROM Step, CD-ROM Back, Eject CD-ROM, Close CD-ROM Tray, Cascade Desktop Windows, Tile Desktop Windows Horizontally, Tile Desktop Windows Vertically, Windows Sizing Border, Dial-Up Networking, If Dial-Up Successful, Hangup, Suspend Computer.
• Added 'Show deprecated commands' option to display deprecated commands.
• Renamed several System commands to more closely match their function in Windows:
  Log Off Computer, Reboot Computer, Shut Down Computer, Power Off Computer, Lock Computer, Hibernate Computer.
• Adjusted the mouse activation messages displayed in Script Editor and Macro Explorer when more than one mouse button is selected in the activation.
• Information about errors in Variable Modify Decimal command are now logged.
• The Favorites and Snippets are now imported to Macro Express Pro 6 if they were set in Macro Express Pro 4 when Macro Express Pro 6 is installed for the first time.
• The 'Variable Modify String: Save to File' and 'Variable Modify String: Append to Text File' commands no longer offer integer or decimal variable types.
• Fixed an issue where the details for System Event activated macros were not always displayed.
• Fixed an issue where the CD-ROM commands could not find the optical drives.
• Fixed a bug that could cause a crash in the Split String command if the Array Variable did not have the correct syntax.
• Fixed a problem where .mxe files / playable macros will not launch properly if another version of Macro Express has been installed and later uninstalled.
• Fixed an issue where Options, Preferences, Activations, Scheduler: "Check the scheduled macros every [ ] seconds" "y" and "[ ]" were too close together on ultra high resolution / 4K monitors.
• Fixed a problem where mouse activated macros would sometimes stop activating.
• Fixed a problem with Mouse Event macro activations that would not allow an activation when more than one mouse button was selected for activation.
• Fixed a problem where a Mouse Activated macro could contain invalid information for the "Specific part of a window".

Macro Express Pro v 6.0.2.1 (2019-01-08)

• The font size now works correctly in the Notes tab on ultra high resolution / 4K monitors.
• The Add Activation dialog in the Script Editor now allows the activation to be selected with keystrokes.
• The 'Show All Commands option after Snippet insert' option is now on by default.
• Reduced the number of times the password is requested when a category has a View password.
• The macro password dialog is now always displayed on top of other windows.
• The Preferences dialog now remembers its position on the screen.
• Changed default font for Text Type dialog to Tahoma.
• Added option to set the font for the Direct Editor.

Macro Express Pro v 6.0.1.1 (2018-12-06)

• Fixed a problem with the LICENSENAME and LICENSE CODE Advanced Installation options.

Macro Express Pro v 6.0.0.1 (2018-11-19)

• New redesign of the program makes it easier than ever to use Macro Express Pro.
• Support for ultra-high definition / 4K monitors.
• Improved the navigation in dialogs and windows.
• Command dialogs are now resizable so you can see more info without scrolling.
• Many commands now allow entering multiple lines of information.
• Themes allow choices that adjust the look and feel of the program. Choose from predefined or custom themes.
• Choose between large or small icons within the program.
• Choose fonts for specific areas of the program.
• Enhanced the Quick Wizards.
• Improved the Quick Setup Wizard that runs when the program is first installed.
• The About box now indicates when an update is available.
• An optional automated update process is included to ensure you are using the latest version.
• Dozens of other enhancements and fixes.
• Updated so more 64 bit processes are included in dialogs listing processes.
• A button now shows the content of the text in the Encrypted Text command.