Run macros at high priority to increase response time

[Marcus Tettmar]

Submitted by: William Mitchell - [email protected]

Here is a tip on how to make interpreted macro execution speed much more constant. You can always make macro WAITs longer but what can you do to control a Command Window program if the interpreter itself is being delayed by Windows activity? You just run Macro Scheduler with a higher Windows priority. One easy way to set the process priority is to launch the macro from a batch file.

TIP: To run an existing macro that controls an old DOS program and set the Macro Scheduler priority to HIGH, paste the text below (quotes and all) into a 1-line LaunchMacro.BAT file.

cmd /c "cd \Program Files\MJT Net Ltd\Macro Scheduler\ && start /high Msched.exe C:\My Documents\Macro Scheduler\Frac.scp"

Edit the directory and file names as needed then run the .BAT File right from your desktop or create a Shortcut to it if you want to choose a different Icon.