[visortgw]

I couldn't and can't reproduce this problem. When I run a shortcut with AppName set to Lock (ShortcutMe function to lock a BB with enabled password), everything goes fine and the BB locks.
(I am running ShortcutMe 6.2.4.0 on a 9900 with BB OS 7.1.0.402)

Anyone else having problem with Lock function?

Works as advertised for me, too! (9930, OS v7.1.0.580, SCM v6.2.4.0)

[mhobizal]

I have a macro created that I can run DriveSafe.ly and turn it on. Is there a way that you can create an event to auto launch this macro when it connects via Bluetooth to my car?

[visortgw]

I have a macro created that I can run DriveSafe.ly and turn it on. Is there a way that you can create an event to auto launch this macro when it connects via Bluetooth to my car?

This appears to be a candidate to be added to the SCMEventLaucher add-on. Unfortunately, it does not appear that detection of a Bluetooth device connect or disconnect is currently supported. If your device supports NFC, you may wish to look into using NFC Shortcuts (also from Fonware) to launch the shortcut.

[TafferJim]

Is it possible to make a shortcut that will open the calendar and if it sees a birthday, alert me and send an email to that person? Also, how do i know what the application name is that I want to open? Say for instance, what is the correct name for the home screen? As you can see, I am very new to the macro's, and to blackberry itself. Also, how do I know how many bytes are on each smart tag?

[visortgw]

Is it possible to make a shortcut that will open the calendar and if it sees a birthday, alert me and send an email to that person? Also, how do i know what the application name is that I want to open? Say for instance, what is the correct name for the home screen? As you can see, I am very new to the macro's, and to blackberry itself. Also, how do I know how many bytes are on each smart tag?

1. I'm not sure that there's an "easy" way to send the birthday e-mails via macro. There may be another third-party app that does this.
2. Check the "App Name" pull-down menu when creating a macro. It has most all of the apps that you'd ever want to launch, including "Home Screen".
3. I'm not sure why you're concerned about the capacity of a smart tag. The macro itself is not stored on the tag for NFC Shortcuts.

[TafferJim]

1. I'm not sure why you're concerned about the capacity of a smart tag. The macro itself is not stored on the tag for NFC Shortcuts.

I bought some tags from tagstand, then got an email that they had some bad tags that only had 44bytes instead of 144? Not sure the actual sizes, but...

[TafferJim]

I wrote a macro following some of the instructions I found here, but it doesn't seem to work. What am i doing wrong? TIA
App. Name--Macro
Parameter:
If1 GetProfileVolume>10;
Then1;
/*PVS*/; (shortcut to set profiles to silent)
Else1;
/*PVN*/; (shortcut to set profiles to normal)
EndIf1;
Delay 400;
Launch Manage Connections;
Delay 200;
NavMoveDown 1;
NavClick;
Delay 400;
EscKey;

The Launch manage connections is the only thing I see work, it changes from wifi on, to wifi off. But the profile does not change.

[Vijik]

Posted by mhobizal.
I have a macro created that I can run DriveSafe.ly and turn it on. Is there a way that you can create an event to auto launch this macro when it connects via Bluetooth to my car?

This appears to be a candidate to be added to the SCMEventLaucher add-on. Unfortunately, it does not appear that detection of a Bluetooth device connect or disconnect is currently supported. If your device supports NFC, you may wish to look into using NFC Shortcuts (also from Fonware) to launch the shortcut.

visortgw is right. There is no event in the BB OS that tells a third party app about a Bluetooth connection (I found a post online by MSohm, a RIM employee that states exactly the same).

SCMEventLauncher, the free plugin app for ShortcutMe, has tons of events you can use, but not BLuetooth because it doesn't exist (and not other events that triggers very often and listening to them causes battery drain).

[Vijik]

I bought some tags from tagstand, then got an email that they had some bad tags that only had 44bytes instead of 144? Not sure the actual sizes, but...

You are fine. 44 bits (I think it is bits and not bytes) is enough too.

[Vijik]

I wrote a macro following some of the instructions I found here, but it doesn't seem to work. What am i doing wrong? TIA
App. Name--Macro
Parameter:
If1 GetProfileVolume>10;
Then1;
/*PVS*/; (shortcut to set profiles to silent)
Else1;
/*PVN*/; (shortcut to set profiles to normal)
EndIf1;
Delay 400;
Launch Manage Connections;
Delay 200;
NavMoveDown 1;
NavClick;
Delay 400;
EscKey;

The Launch manage connections is the only thing I see work, it changes from wifi on, to wifi off. But the profile does not change.

Do you actually enter PVN and PVS in your macro?
FYI: If you want to run a macro from another shortcut, you need to import it:
ImportMacro PVN;

[TafferJim]

Do you actually enter PVN and PVS in your macro?
FYI: If you want to run a macro from another shortcut, you need to import it:
ImportMacro PVN;

Thank you, this works great now.

[TafferJim]

1. I'm not sure that there's an "easy" way to send the birthday e-mails via macro. There may be another third-party app that does this.
2. Check the "App Name" pull-down menu when creating a macro. It has most all of the apps that you'd ever want to launch, including "Home Screen".

Well, the Msg_Compose would let me compose an email to anyone in my contacts, but how would I write the macro to write it to the individual that shows up on my calendar for that particular day? It would have to be an if statement that would use the name it finds on the calendar, then would have to find that name in my contacts and paste "Happy Birthday" into a compose email then hit send. And the birthday is just a simple example, it could be used for anything, ie.. please remit payment, you are 30 days past due....
In the calendar itself, there is an option to email certain individuals, with a note, will test that and see if it works alone, outside of SCM.

[TafferJim]

Okay, one other request. I set a Msg_SMS to the following
Parameter: # I want to send text to
Macros:
MenuitemFromBottom 1;
KeyHeading your way;
MenuKey;
Delay 50;
NavClick;
Delay 700;
EscKey;
This works great, but it I want the option to add another text line if a parameter is met, say for instance I am going to the store first, then enter that text line, or if I am stopping off for gas, then enter that. I can do the other text lines as shortcuts, but how would I initiate all that from the original macro? It would have to prompt me for a 1 or 2 option, or a yes or no option.

[Vijik]

Okay, one other request. I set a Msg_SMS to the following
Parameter: # I want to send text to
Macros:
MenuitemFromBottom 1;
KeyHeading your way;
MenuKey;
Delay 50;
NavClick;
Delay 700;
EscKey;
This works great, but it I want the option to add another text line if a parameter is met, say for instance I am going to the store first, then enter that text line, or if I am stopping off for gas, then enter that. I can do the other text lines as shortcuts, but how would I initiate all that from the original macro? It would have to prompt me for a 1 or 2 option, or a yes or no option.

Try Input or Inputs macros.
Those macros asks you to enter a text before continuing with rest of the macros.


FYI: Below is the text from the Macro's Ref. Manual Thread:
See http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...4/#post6557849

Input (Asks you to enter a text that can be used later on by the macros)
Example:
Input $UserValue;

Inputs (Asks you to enter a text for several variables that can be used later on by the macros)
Example:
Inputs $Var1,Please enter value for $Var1, $Var2, Please enter value for $Var2, ... ; (up to 20 variables)

[TafferJim]

Try Input or Inputs macros.
Those macros asks you to enter a text before continuing with rest of the macros.

Input (Asks you to enter a text that can be used later on by the macros)
Example:
Input $UserValue;

Inputs (Asks you to enter a text for several variables that can be used later on by the macros)
Example:
Inputs $Var1,Please enter value for $Var1, $Var2, Please enter value for $Var2, ... ; (up to 20 variables)

Okay, must be doing this wrong, this is the original macro...
Macros:
MenuitemFromBottom 1;
KeyHeading your way;
MenuKey;
Delay 50;
NavClick;
Delay 700;
EscKey;

Added this...
Macros:
MenuitemFromBottom 1;
KeyHeading your way;
Inputs $Yes,$No; Changed this to Input;
If1==yes;
Then1;
ImportMacro LYT;
Else1;
ImportMacro LYM;
Endif1;
MenuKey;
Delay 50;
NavClick;
Delay 700;
EscKey;

This brings up my message block, inserts the "Heading your way" then stops.
What am I missing, or inserting wrong?
With the change, if I leave the input option blank, it will give me both the "Heading your way, and the Else1 option, If I type "Yes" in the input space, all I get is the Else1 option without the "heading your way", but I can't get it to give me the Then1 option along with "heading your way"

[Vijik]

@TafferJim,

I thought you wanted ShortcutMe to ask you for a text and enter that text in your SMS (in that case Input or Inputs macro is the ones to use).

Based on your macro it looks like that you want ShortcutMe to give you Yes and No options so that you can choose one (in this case SelectFrom macro is the one to use).

Example for Input macro:

.... /*Bring up Compose SMS*/
Key Hi,; /*Enters Hi, for the SMS*/
Input $var1, Please enter the text you want to add to SMS; /*ShortcutMe will ask you "Please enter the text you want to add to SMS" and whatever you enter is now set in $var1*/
Key$var1; /*Your answer to the Input macro above will be entered in the SMS*/


If you want ShortcutMe to give you some options to choose from (like Yes, No, or anything else) then SelectFrom macro is the one to use.

Example for SelectFrom:

....
KeyHeading your way; /*Enters HEading Your Way in the SMS msg*/
SelectFrom **15,LYT Shortcut?,LYM Shortcut; /*Shows a panel with 3 big buttons to select from: "LYT Shortcut?" "LYM Shortcut" and "Cancel". If you select the first button, $$Result variable is set to 0, if you select the second one $$result variable is set to 1*/
If2 $$Result==0; /*If "LYT Shortcut?" button was selected" */
Then2;
ImportMacro LYT;
ElseIf2 $$Result==1; /*If "LYM Shortcut?" button was selected" */
ImportMacro LYM;
Else2; /*If "Cancel" button was selected" */
Stop;
EndIf2;
....

[TafferJim]

If you want ShortcutMe to give you some options to choose from (like Yes, No, or anything else) then SelectFrom macro is the one to use.

Example for SelectFrom:

....
KeyHeading your way; /*Enters HEading Your Way in the SMS msg*/
SelectFrom **15,LYT Shortcut?,LYM Shortcut; /*Shows a panel with 3 big buttons to select from: "LYT Shortcut?" "LYM Shortcut" and "Cancel". If you select the first button, $$Result variable is set to 0, if you select the second one $$result variable is set to 1*/
If2 $$Result==0; /*If "LYT Shortcut?" button was selected" */
Then2;
ImportMacro LYT;
ElseIf2 $$Result==1; /*If "LYM Shortcut?" button was selected" */
ImportMacro LYM;
Else2; /*If "Cancel" button was selected" */
Stop;
EndIf2;
....

Okay, this worked well, it didn't enter the "heading your way" like I thought it would, so I went and changed the alternative messages to incorporate that at the beginning of each.

[TafferJim]

In SCM, on the swipe menu, is there a macro, or applet that turns off the settings to be able to access app world? I was looking at all of the drop down menus to see what they would do, now I am unable to access BB App World. I get an error message that says, "We cannot connect you to BAW. Please ensure that your device is connected to the wireless network and try again." I am connected to my wifi.
Called my service provider, nothing wrong with SCM or my phone, RIM is having technical issues.

[B4me]

In SCM, on the swipe menu, is there a macro, or applet that turns off the settings to be able to access app world? I was looking at all of the drop down menus to see what they would do, now I am unable to access BB App World. I get an error message that says, "We cannot connect you to BAW. Please ensure that your device is connected to the wireless network and try again." I am connected to my wifi.
Called my service provider, nothing wrong with SCM or my phone, RIM is having technical issues.

Try turning on BOTH WiFi and the phone's radio.

[Vijik]

When App World app is launched, it will check to see its required network connectivity is there. If not, it comes up with an error messege instead of opening its UI.

So, do what B4Me says. It should fix theproblem.

[Vijik]

ShortcutMe 6.2.5.0 is now ready for download through In-App updates (Updates menu item in ShortcutMe) for all BB devices running BB OS 7.x

New in 6.2.5.0 comparing to 6.2.4.0:

- Added Macro Info File Reader

> MacroEditor shows examples, and more info about each macro available in ShortcutMe.
> Allows users to download Macro Info file from Fonware site.
> Allows users to add their own examples to the macro Info file.
> Allows users to write macro examples and descriptions in their own language.

- Shadow for texts for the items on the Home Screen (like Battery, Weather, Time and Date). This will make sure that they are readable regardless of what wallpaper is used in the background.

- Fixed a bug related to moving shortcuts.

- Fixed bugs in GetDayOfWeek and GetDay macros.


After you upgrade to 6.2.5.0, open a shortcut for edit, then click on the MacroEditor button to open MacroEditor. Then hit Download Macro Info File and re-open MacroEditor.

If you ended up adding more examples and more info about macros in your Macro Info File, then I am interested to put that version of the file on the server so that others can download it too.

[TomCanuck]

For those who remember me lol, I'm back. I'll get email subscriptions back up and running and hopefully be back to helping shortly. Just need to figure out what all Vijik has added in my absence haha.

Damn it's nice to have a 9900 again!

[Vijik]

For those who remember me lol, I'm back. I'll get email subscriptions back up and running and hopefully be back to helping shortly. Just need to figure out what all Vijik has added in my absence haha.

Damn it's nice to have a 9900 again!

I am glad you got a new 9900 and glad that you are back again in BB world.

I assume you know where to find the latest version (Updates Menu item).

[TomCanuck]

I am glad you got a new 9900 and glad that you are back again in BB world.

I assume you know where to find the latest version (Updates Menu item).

Oh for sure, I'm all set with 6.2.5.0_OS7_T on 9900/7.1.0.649. Just need to read up on the changes ^_^

[Vijik]

Oh for sure, I'm all set with 6.2.5.0_OS7_T on 9900/7.1.0.649. Just need to read up on the changes ^_^

When you come so far as downloading the Macro Info File for the Macro Editor (new in 6.2.5.0), please also download a text editor app like BBNotePad (free) and if you think any of the macros need more examples, just add them to the Macro info File using that Text Editor program..

When this new version of ShortcutMe gets released on App World, I prefer to have a Macro info file that has good examples for both novice and pro users, totally eliminating the need for looking at FAQ page or other CB threads for figuring out how to use a macro.
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