Playing macros
There are several ways to play macros:
- Select Macro/Play to play the macro from inside the macro
recorder. The macro recorder will be minimized and the window
behind it becomes the active window.
- Enable the debugger and debug the
macro.
- Run the macro from the command line using IntelliMacro /run
macro.imac or from the context menu of an imac file if you
selected to associate .imac with IntelliMacro during setup.
- Run the macro from the IntelliMacro scheduler.
The following options are used for running a macro:
- Repeat
- Repeat a macro a few times or until [Break] is pressed. You
can also use
the Repeat statement
for that.
- Block input
- This option disables keyboard and mouse while the macro is
played. Reenable it (for example to stop the macro) by
pressing [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Delete]. You can also use
the BlockInput command for this.
- Move to tray
- Move IntelliMacro to tray while playing the macro instead of
minimizing it. You can click the Tray Icon to stop playing if no
mouse events have been recorded. This option is useful if your
macro or the target application depends on the number of open
windows.
You can stop a running macro by clicking on the IntelliMacro
taskbar button or tray icon, or by just moving the mouse if mouse
events are recorded. You may have to
press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Delete] first if you selected to block
input. If a macro "hangs" and you cannot abort it otherwise,
press [Alt]+[Break] to force it to stop.