Scripting pulling FM files from version control and, creating PDFs

[Fred Wersan]

Shmuel asked about Macro Express and AutoIt. I've used Macro Express for 
many years and AutoIt for the past 2-3. For simple, quick macros, Macro 
Express is great. Well worth the $40.

For more involved scripting, ME gets really clumsy to write and 
maintain. AutoIt is much better for complex scripting. I use it to write 
a lot of little utilities. Then I use the GUI capability to create small 
button bars to quickly access the utilities.

All that said, Framescript will handle FamreMaker tasks much more 
efficiently and quickly than any generic scripting or macro program. The 
downside is that you have to learn to program in FrameScript (drives me 
crazy). Or you can contract out the work.

Fred
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Fred Wersan
Senior Technical Writer
MAK Technologies
68 Moulton St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-876-8085