Typing Macro not entering text

Hello,

The Macro entry that you have created has an initial wait set to 0.

Could you please set it to 5 seconds or more to see if it makes a difference?


Best regards,

Same result, just 5 seconds later.

Hello,

What type of entry are you using to connect to your iSeries machine?

Best regards,

The IBM Personal Communications type. Is that what you're asking for?

Hello,

Let's try something.

First, please set your Typing Macro entry as shown below;


We will use the credential entry that you have linked to the IBM session to send the username & password through the Macro.

Second, in your credential entry, please ensure that the Allow password in variable option is enabled;


Finally, when you open your session, simply select the credential entry that you want to use, then do a right-click -> Macros/Scripts Tools and select your typing Macro;


When executing the macro, please ensure that session is selected and let go of the mouse so that it is executed properly.

Let us know how this goes.

Best regards,

I have a feeling the "Allow password in variable" was added fairly recently. My company has our version packaged and delivered to workstations. We're currently running version 11.7.2.0.

I did the other steps though:


This shows me that the tab followed by enter worked but still no text. This happened when I ran both tests (auto run at connection and right click trigger).

I can give this a shot on my home PC this weekend to see if it works better in a newer version.

FYI - I'm also getting the same results if I put the macro straight in the session's configuration:

Hello,

Thank you for your screen shots!

Could you please try running a typing macro in an RDP session on notepad for example to see if it works?

Best regards,

I used the same macro ($USERNAME${TAB}$PASSWORD${ENTER}) and it successfully wrote the username and password to Notepad++.

Hello,

For your IBM session, could you please try to launch the session in External mode to see if you can pass the macro?

Simply adjust the Initial Wait so that it gives you enough time to set the focus on the session.

Best regards,

I made the change to external but it still didn't show any typed letters. It did honor the tab again though.

Hello,

Would it be possible for you to try our latest version?

We offer a ZIP package on our download site so it doesn't affect your local installation;
https://remotedesktopmanager.com/Home/Download

Best Regards,

Nope. Still a no go. It just hit tab and enter but no text. But thanks for pointing out the portable version of the software. I hadn't noticed that it was available.

Hello,

Unfortunately, we do not have the hardware internally to test your scenario.

However, could you please try outside of RDM to run a Macro on your IBM system to see if it works?

Best regards,

We can do a meeting if you'd like to see or test anything.

Here is a video showing the same basic macro running directly in Personal Communicator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gYAm0XPkro

Hello,

Could you please try to run RDM as administrator and try again with the macros?

Also, could you please try with an external macro program like AutoHotKey outside of RDM to make sure it's not the personal communicator app refusing external keystrokes?

Best regards,