Greetings, The biggest problem with 4.x is that the popup windows need to focus in order for the keys to go to them (our connection will do this when it sees a popup) but this precludes running behind a screen saver etc. and slows things down if more than one script is running at a time, and if something interrupts the "focus setting" we do, that would cause the script grief. So timeouts are a good practice (good practice anyhow).
Also 4.x is a slower display in general, meaning it flips screens a bit slower than 3.x does - this has nothing to do with scripting btw - it just is. Our NUI connection will see the dialogs and direct keys - or if you <have> to go graphical menu, click icons etc. So if you're looking for ammo to keep 3.x on a VM or BWS pc here's what I'd say: 1. Scripts will run faster against 3.x because 3.x flips its screens quicker 2. Scripts can run behind the scenes better Regards, Thom Thom C. Blackwell Product Manager Boston Software Systems (866) 653-5105 ex 807 www.bossoft.com <http://www.bossoft.com/> Sign up for my weekly webinar! <http://www.bostonworkstation.com/customer_center/special_events.aspx> LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately, then delete this message and empty from your trash. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:43 To: Talk Subject: [talkbws] Meditech Workstation 4.x Good Afternoon All: I would like those of you who use MEDITECH MAGIC to comment on scripting with Workstation 4.x. I have personally refrained from scripting with Workstation 4.x because I didn't want to deal with pop-up boxes and other Workstation 4.x nuances. It seems as if these nuances made my scripts less reliable. So, what do other MEDITECH MAGIC scripters think of Workstation 4.x? I'm asking because others in IT have an initiative to remove Workstation 3.x from every end users PC, including the end users that run scripts. Is my poor attitude about scripting with Workstation 4.x justified? Thanks, Jared Parish Whatever it takes! Integration Analyst CareTech Solutions, Inc 901 Wilshire Drive Troy, MI 48084 United States [email protected] www.caretechsolutions.com Ph: 419.429.6476 Fax: 419.423.5540 --- To post a message to this list, send mail to: [email protected] You are currently subscribed as: [email protected] Unsubscribe in the customer center on our website: http://www.bostonworkstation.com/customer_center/virtual_user_group_talk .aspx --- To post a message to this list, send mail to: [email protected] You are currently subscribed as: [email protected] Unsubscribe in the customer center on our website: http://www.bostonworkstation.com/customer_center/virtual_user_group_talk .aspx
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