This documentation is for Macro Recorder v4 beta. Click here the for current production version 3 documentation.
Debugging tools
Macro Recorder offers debugging tools, allowing you to analyze and troubleshoot your macros:
Show notification
Show message box
Macro Recorder can show a message box that may include variable values:
The OK, OK/Cancel, Yes/No buttons can be configured to jump to specific macro sections, defined by their label:
The message box text may include variables. To add a variable to the text, right-click in the input box and select the desired variable:
Beep
The beep action outputs a system beep, for example to let you know when a specific script section has been reached or an error section of your script has been called.
Variable Explorer
The Variable Explorer lists all variables and their text/image contents that are created/updated during playback of a macro script for debugging purposes.
To show the Variable Explorer, click the Variable Explorer icon in the tab "
" of the program main menu.Every variable update is highlighted in yellow color. To see a larger preview, select the desired variable and resize the preview pane as needed.
To hide the Variable Explorer click the X in the top right of the window.