This documentation is for Macro Recorder v5 beta. Click here the for current production version 4 documentation.
Command-line parameters
Macro Recorder Professional Edition for Windows can be controlled through command-line parameters. This can be used to start macros from 3rd party applications.
Example: "C:\Program Files (x86)\MacroRecorder\MacroRecorder.exe" -play="C:\folder\my macro file.mrf"
File paths containing spaces needs to be enclosed in double quotation marks.
| Command-line parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| -play [=macro file] | Launches Macro Recorder and plays the specified macro script. If no macro file is specified, the currently loaded phrase file is used. |
| -startat=x | Plays the macro at the specificed line, e.g. -startat=10 would start the macro at line 10. |
| -open=macro file | Launches Macro Recorder and loads the specified macro file. |
| -close | Exit the Macro Recorder. |
| -record | Launches Macro Recorder and starts recording. |
-stop | Stops playback or recording. |
| -minimized | Execute the macro with a minimized Macro Recorder program window. |
| -shutdown | Shut-down computer after macro execution (after a security count-down). |
| -restart | Restart computer after macro execution (after a security count-down). |
| -silent | Suppresses any error notification (except notification actions). |