Macro Scheduler Version 12 Delivers Native Excel Functions, Improved Dialog Designer, Macro Collaboration, 40 New Script Functions

SHAFTESBURY, England, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- MJT Net Ltd, the leading global provider of Windows automation and scripting solutions, today introduced version 12 of its popular Macro Scheduler software. Macro Scheduler is used in small businesses and Fortune 100 companies alike to simplify building script routines that automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks like online form filling, data transfers, and report generation.

In response to suggestions from its active user community, MJT Net has enhanced version 12 to offer 40 new script functions, multi-tabbed editing, shared macro groups for improved collaboration, native Excel functions, easier-to-use custom dialog objects, an improved dialog designer, more string manipulation commands, optional local variable scope, more loop constructs, templates, improved window matching, improved image recognition and much more.

Native Excel functionality is an enhancement that saves time and steps for users like Phil Lewis, a network specialist with Siemens, based in Michigan. Lewis uses Macro Scheduler to capture information from 300 client servers worldwide to detect and remedy anomalies. The information is brought to a central point, and then Lewis writes short scripts with Macro Scheduler to extract the information he needs to solve the problem. "My files often have more than 100,000 objects, so it is much faster for me to use XLS or CSV files," he said. "Giving me more power and flexibility to manipulate Excel files with version 12 makes my life much easier," he said.  

The improved dialogs give software developers like Keith Passaur in Valrico, Florida, more control over the look and feel of their applications, and let customer-facing programs built with Macro Scheduler respond faster to button clicks and other object events. "Basically, the dialog designer has made Macro Scheduler more Visual Basic-like, and is an enhancement we really were asking for," noted Passaur.  

The new property editor provides users with access to all available properties and a visual menu designer so there is no need to edit any code inside a dialog block. "So if you're one of those people using Macro Scheduler to create user interfaces, you'll find you can customize and make your dialogs more responsive," said Marcus Tettmar, CEO of MJT Net. "Even if you only create the odd simple dialog, it's a snap with the new system," he added.

"There are many other new features with this release that make it possible for our users to automate more processes and, in some cases, do things with Macro Scheduler they couldn't before," noted Tettmar. "We've given them more of what they love about Macro Scheduler and a few things they hadn't thought to ask us for yet." (For a detailed feature list, visit http://www.mjtnet.com/v12relnotes.htm)

Users are impressed. "Looking through the Release Notes trying to decide which change is the most important, I realized that the list itself and what it represents is possibly the most significant feature of version 12," said Dick Lockey, Information Systems Manager at Iowa Laser Technology, Inc. in Cedar Falls, where Macro Scheduler is saving over eight hours manual labor a day. "There are 73 bullet points on the list --- each one of them represents a substantial enhancement to the software.  Most if not all of them are responses to user suggestions. The fact that Macro Scheduler is continuing to grow, continuing to improve, and is obviously striving to meet the changing needs of customers indicates we can continue to rely on Macro Scheduler for a long time to come," added Lockey.

To upgrade, registered Macro Scheduler users can visit http://www.mjtnet.com/dldregd.htm . To purchase, visit http://www.mjtnet.com/sales.htm . A 30-day trial version can be downloaded at http://www.mjtnet.com/downloads.htm

About MJT Net Ltd

Founded in 1996, MJT Net Ltd (www.mjtnet.com) is a global developer of software automation, scripting, and automated testing solutions for Windows. Its flagship product, Macro Scheduler, is the leading Windows automation tool, with more than 30,000 home users, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and Fortune 500 companies around the world utilizing its technologies.

In the 13 years since it was first introduced, Macro Scheduler has achieved a number of "firsts" and remains the only scripting software to integrate a scripting language, macro recorder, keyboard shortcut tool and scheduler into one seamless productivity tool. The company is headquartered in Shaftesbury in North Dorset, England.

SOURCE MJT Net Ltd