I immediately ran in to the focus/screen saver problems that Thom has referred to. I only run attended scripts with 4.x when I'm forced to use it. So far no one is pressing me to give up 3.x and my network people have graciously setup a machine in a secure area that doesn't go to screen saver.
The tips will be great to receive. Shirley Hammack I.T. Financial Analyst Duncan Regional Hospital 580-251-8939 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [talkbws] RE: Meditech Workstation 4.x 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 --- 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 Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. "CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are the property of DRH and/or its affiliates, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify 580.251.8773 and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited."
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