Loving MacroScheduler... not loving some of the JRE applications that I am automating - (don't always respond as expected).
While I would usually look to the log files to identify the errors, my logs are complete garbage; I have a timer that attempts to reset things when my script gets stuck. The logs become way too large to even open in most cases, as it logs every fraction of a second of the timer.
Can anyone help me with:
1.) Choose a screen capture software that I could easily start at the beginning of my script and would record cursor locations and what is clicked? (assuming that when I ask MacroScheduler to click on a location or on a picture, that this is something that a screen capture software can see?). This would serve as a video log of what is going on... maybe I can visually see the problem as it occurs. This is something that I can't see even if I watch the macro run.
2.) Is there anyway that I can show the MacroScheduler script as it is played? I'm 98% sure that there isn't, but I thought I would ask.
Thank you in advance for any input/help you can provide!
Screen Recording for Error Correction
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Re: Screen Recording for Error Correction
I use Fastone Screen Capture, Small And Light Weight, Does That I Need It To Do.
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Re: Screen Recording for Error Correction
Strategically add _WRITE_LOG_FILE to your script to turn logging on and off.headgeek wrote:While I would usually look to the log files to identify the errors, my logs are complete garbage; I have a timer that attempts to reset things when my script gets stuck. The logs become way too large to even open in most cases, as it logs every fraction of a second of the timer.
Let>_WRITE_LOG_FILE=0 turns logging off.
Let>_WRITE_LOG_FILE=1 turns logging on.
Of course you need to first set up logging as you would normally do. Then I like to place
Let>_WRITE_LOG_FILE=0 at the start of the script and only turn logging back on in the trouble area. I also try to only analyze one problem area at a time to keep the log file manageable.