Where should I start?!

Seezer · Post by **Seezer** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:39 pm

Hello Everyone,
I am new to this program, and even newer to scripting in general.. =P
I am very interested in learning everything I can, and I have been reading through the questions and anwers of others before me, but I think its all a bit too much.. Is there a stock pile of tutorials that I can read through, or watch somewhere? If not, what would you suggest as a stepping stone between reading the manual and building the example script in it, and jumping into my own scripts with no experiance?

Thank you.

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:30 am

I've never much cared for tutorials. They always seem to be inappropriate for what I want to do.

When I started using Macro Scheduler I first recorded some short macros so I knew what was supposed to happen, then I edited the recorded macros to see how I could alter the recorded events.

The other thing that I did was read through all of the functions. That gave me an idea of what the software was capable of doing.

But I think the most important thing was I that I needed to automate a process which was why I searched for and found Macro Scheduler to begin with, so I was highly motivated to learn and succeed.

Be sure to get familiar with the debugging capabilities of the editor. One of the best yet least talked about features for Macro Scheduler scriptors.

Seezer · Post by **Seezer** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:01 pm

Thank you, I know a little about the debugger, but I will read the article that you suggested anyways. I have made a couple recordings, and messed arround with them, and understaind them pretty well. I have read through most of the Command References in the manual, I guess my main problem is finding the answer to the questions I have, because when I use the "search the site..." It shows a ton of really complicated problems... lol FML... Anyways, I just dont want to spam the forum with stupid questions because im a friekin noob... =P If anyone knows where I can find a compilation of tutorials, I would be thrilled to look through them.
Thanks again

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:59 pm

Please DO ask your questions here. That's what this forum is for.

For a compilation of tutorials see:
http://www.mjtnet.com/blog/articles-and-tutorials/

Try also searching the blog:
http://www.mjtnet.com/blog/

Seezer · Post by **Seezer** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:21 pm

Thank you very much!

idiot · Post by **idiot** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:20 am

i suggest you jump into writing a script with no experience like an idiot like me i think doing is the best way to learn what you need to do first its decide what you need your script to do for you and then ask alot of questions and we will help you no point in learning all of the capabilities of the program if your only going to need a few commands to do what you want plus learning things one at a time will help you understand how they work and make it easier for you to remember

and as far as the debuuger lol ive never used it dont think i ever will

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:57 am

I wouldn't write the debugger off completely! Perhaps it depends on what kind of script you are writing but I simply couldn't live without it. But I agree with idiot when he says you shouldn't worry about learning every aspect of the software before you do anything else - just concentrate on the problem you have to solve.