How do I make my macro wait a random number of seconds?

[cark]

I have been stumbling around on the forums, the website and youtube to try and get my macro working, but I appear to be doing something incorrectly as my macro seems to fail at the second line and dow

The code snippet I am trying to run is below:
1 | 446 | 225 | 100 |  Left Click Down

2 | 446 | 225 | 103 |  Left Click Release

3 | RUN ACTION | WAIT SECONDS | %random_5-10%

4 | 446 | 225 | 359 |  Left Click Down

5 | 446 | 225 | 127 |  Left Click Release

6 | RUN ACTION | WAIT SECONDS | %random_5-10%

7 | 926 | 225 | 100 |  Left Click Down

8 | 926 | 225 | 102 |  Left Click Release

9 | RUN ACTION | WAIT SECONDS | %random_5-10%

10 | 926 | 225 | 295 |  Left Click Down

11 | 926 | 225 | 112 |  Left Click Release

12 | RUN ACTION | WAIT SECONDS | %random_5-10%

13 | 1406 | 225 | 100 |  Left Click Down

14 | 1406 | 225 | 126 |  Left Click Release

15 | RUN ACTION | WAIT SECONDS | %random_5-10%

16 | 1406 | 225 | 312 |  Left Click Down

17 | 1406 | 225 | 104 |  Left Click Release

18 | RUN ACTION | WAIT SECONDS | %random_5-10%


The intent is to make the macro wait a random number of seconds (somewhere between 5 and 10 seconds) between each mouse click down and mouse click release.

Any tips or advice on how to fix it would be greatly appreciated.

[Steve]

Hi cark

At first glance your code looks ok.
I noticed the errors after I ran it.

Its your space after the delim char for all your Left Click lines.

You have this:
1 | 446 | 225 | 100 |  Left Click Down
2 | 446 | 225 | 103 |  Left Click Release

You should have this:
1 | 446 | 225 | 100 | Left Click Down
2 | 446 | 225 | 103 | Left Click Release

Alternatively you could also combine the down and release into one line like this:
1 | 446 | 225 | 100 | Left Click

Hope this helps.
Steve.

[Steve]

Oct 20, 2020 21:07:39 GMT cark said:

The intent is to make the macro wait a random number of seconds (somewhere between 5 and 10 seconds) between each mouse click down and mouse click release.
Any tips or advice on how to fix it would be greatly appreciated.

Oh - to answer off the main question "How do i make my macro wait a random number of seconds?"

Your syntax was good for that:
1 | RUN ACTION | WAIT SECONDS | %random_5-10%

I'd say this was failing in your macro because of your errors in the lines prior.

A tip would be to use a for loop with this macro to loop through your five clicks. Your macro could be condensed down to this:
1 | FOR | I | = | 0 TO 5 | NEXT
2 | 446 | 225 | 100 | Left Click
3 | RUN ACTION | WAIT SECONDS | %random_5-10%
4 | FOR | NEXT

[Victor]

Oct 21, 2020 8:32:02 GMT Steve said:

Hi cark

At first glance your code looks ok.
I noticed the errors after I ran it.

Its your space after the delim char for all your Left Click lines.

You have this:
1 | 446 | 225 | 100 |  Left Click Down
2 | 446 | 225 | 103 |  Left Click Release

You should have this:
1 | 446 | 225 | 100 | Left Click Down
2 | 446 | 225 | 103 | Left Click Release

Alternatively you could also combine the down and release into one line like this:
1 | 446 | 225 | 100 | Left Click

Hope this helps.
Steve.

    Hey Steve, i'm pretty much new to coding macros but i want to learn some stuff to make my work a bit easier. I already have a macro made for a part of my work and i did it as best as possible, but, i would like to make it more complex by adding some extra steps with some conditions and variables, for example, i need to code the macro to press Right key for a random amount of seconds before releasing it. Could i do it this way in order for it to work as i intend it to? (I'll just copy paste the lines already used on this thread just to make the example)


1 | 446 | 225 | 100 | Left Click Down
2 | RUN ACTION | WAIT SECONDS | %random_5-10%
3 | 446 | 225 | 103 | Left Click Release

I think i explained it correctly, idk, but if you think there's a better way to do it let me know

[philranger]

Hello

Do you mean right click or the « arrow right » on the keyboard

Case 1: use right click instead of left. Rest of your code looks ok
Case 2: use Keypress right.

Edit: ever mind, I see Steve answered the new topic

[Steve]

yep answered here minimousemacro.proboards.com/post/1777/thread