Using Macro Express with Voyager
Law Library Voyager Users’ Group Meeting
July 20, 2002
Orlando, Florida
Macro Express home page
http://www.macros.com/
Macro Express tutorial
http://www.macros.com/tutorial/ME3Tutorial.htm
Macro Express information from the University of Wisconsin Library
http://www.library.wisc.edu:4000/help/tom/chap_app/app1e.htm
Using Macro Express with Voyager (from Cornell University Library’s Central Technical Services Macro Express User Group)
http://www.library.cornell.edu/voyager/MacroEx/basic.html
Creating a logon macro for any Voyager module (from Cornell University Library’s Central Technical Services Macro Express User Group)
http://www.library.cornell.edu/voyager/MacroEx/sample_logon.html
- Stick to keyboard equivalents as much as possible. Be wary of Voyager specific keyboard equivalents when mapping to keys -- i.e., F9 for delimiters, so you don't accidentally change the function of one of these "Voyager pre-defined" function keys.
- Use the "Home" key to get to the top of a pull-down list in Voyager. This trick only works for pulldown menus with the little triangle icon, not for those with the little arrow icon.
- When asking for things from the database -- like saving -- calculate a little extra time just in case there is some net congestion and the server response is slow. This may involve using Direct mode to insert a delay, a pause, a change in key or mouse speed, etc.
- If you are capturing, always maximize your window first. The macro works better that way.
- To make the toolbar icons into text buttons, go to the Options menu, choose Appearance and select the radio button for Lettered Buttons.
A logon macro for the cataloging module
It’s crucial to build delays into complex macros, to give the computer time to execute the various commands and keystrokes.
Substitute your own operator ID where it says "USER NAME," and your own Voyager password where it says "VOYAGER PASSWORD."