Macros
In addition to Macro Express and the OCLC Macro Language (OML), another powerful tool that can be used to make macros is AutoIt. Whereas Macro Express is easy to create macros with because its programming interface was designed for the non-programmer, AutoIt is somewhat similar to OML in that it contains an elaborate scripting language similar to Visual Basic. While OML has capabilities beyond the Connexion Client, it was designed primarily for that software. AutoIt was designed to work with the Windows operating system and graphical user interfaces, plus has many functions attuned to this, giving it a number of advantages over other products. In addition, it has the capability of creating standalone executables (Macro Express can do this too). Finally, it's free!
The documentation on this site will focus chiefly on how to use the macros available for download that were written in AutoIt. They are intended primarily for the use of the Cataloging and Metadata Services department of the University Libraries at the Pennsylvania State University. No effort will be spent on how to create these scripts, however the source code for the scripts will be available.
