Pulover's Macro Creator for v2 [mod]

[sashaatx]

A modified version of Pulover's Macro Creator for AHKv2

https://github.com/samfisherirl/Pulovers-Macro-Creator-for-AHKv2



I'll be adding more details here soon.

- Macro Creator credit to Mr. Pulover and all the credited creators listed here: https://github.com/Pulover/PuloversMacroCreator (will enumerate all credits soon)

- AHKv2converter credit to mmikeww and his team https://github.com/mmikeww/AHK-v2-script-converter

I did very little work weaving these two solutions together when looking at the years it took to curate the solutions by the creators just mentioned.

How it works
- this runs Pulover on ahkv1
- Conversion happens in IDE, saving the code output hasn't been tested but will be.
- function-call converts to v2 with ahkv2converter
- works with embedded ahk exe's from ahkconverter, you do not need ahkv1 or v2, hypothetically this should run portably

[Krd]

Hey,

Does this too include adware as in original for v1?

[guest3456]

- Macro Creator credit to Mr. Pulover and all the credited creators listed here: https://github.com/Pulover/PuloversMacroCreator

(will enumerate all credits soon)

if i remember correctly, PMC was distributed under the GPL license, which requires that all derivative works such as yours to also be released under the GPL as well.

you should not have removed his License.txt file.

GeekDude already warned you about this in another one of your conversions, and now you've done it again. whenever a developer provides a License file, you should be reading it and following the legal terms set. and if you dont know what to do then just keep the same copy of the License file in your new fork

[sashaatx]

- Macro Creator credit to Mr. Pulover and all the credited creators listed here: https://github.com/Pulover/PuloversMacroCreator

(will enumerate all credits soon)

if i remember correctly, PMC was distributed under the GPL license, which requires that all derivative works such as yours to also be released under the GPL as well.

you should not have removed his License.txt file.

GeekDude already warned you about this in another one of your conversions, and now you've done it again. whenever a developer provides a License file, you should be reading it and following the legal terms set. and if you dont know what to do then just keep the same copy of the License file in your new fork

hi guest3456, https://github.com/samfisherirl/Pulovers-Macro-Creator-for-AHKv2/blob/main/important/Documentation/License.md

it looks like I placed i t in the wrong folder, Idk why the license.txt wasn't in the application I see its in my zipped version so It did get moved. Thats my fault.

Please reread the g33k conversation, you misrepresented the facts of the matter, It was a misunderstanding but there was no license data. That personal stole from g33k, I was not associated with that person or project. I followed their wishes but I respected the wishes of a thief, associating me with a thief and their actions isn't fair.

[guest3456]

hi guest3456, https://github.com/samfisherirl/Pulovers-Macro-Creator-for-AHKv2/blob/main/important/Documentation/License.md

it looks like I placed i t in the wrong folder, Idk why the license.txt wasn't in the application I see its in my zipped version so It did get moved. Thats my fault.

ah ok there it is. yeah you should put that file in the main directory so that everyone can see it easily. it looks like now you put a different license file in the main directory which is not related to this project

Please reread the g33k conversation, you misrepresented the facts of the matter, It was a misunderstanding but there was no license data. That personal stole from g33k, I was not associated with that person or project. I followed their wishes but I respected the wishes of a thief, associating me with a thief and their actions isn't fair.

you're right, my bad. it was the other project that violated the license, not you. sorry about that.

[sashaatx]

hi guest3456, https://github.com/samfisherirl/Pulovers-Macro-Creator-for-AHKv2/blob/main/important/Documentation/License.md

it looks like I placed i t in the wrong folder, Idk why the license.txt wasn't in the application I see its in my zipped version so It did get moved. Thats my fault.

ah ok there it is. yeah you should put that file in the main directory so that everyone can see it easily. it looks like now you put a different license file in the main directory which is not related to this project

Please reread the g33k conversation, you misrepresented the facts of the matter, It was a misunderstanding but there was no license data. That personal stole from g33k, I was not associated with that person or project. I followed their wishes but I respected the wishes of a thief, associating me with a thief and their actions isn't fair.

you're right, my bad. it was the other project that violated the license, not you. sorry about that.

no harm m8 (:

[Krd]

@sashaatx care to anser my question?

[guest3456]

no harm m8 (:

you've added MIT license but you are required by the GPL to keep your derivative work also as GPL. you should also keep Pulover's original license and copyright in the main dir

[sashaatx]

no harm m8 (:

you've added MIT license but you are required by the GPL to keep your derivative work also as GPL. you should also keep Pulover's original license and copyright in the main dir

Thanks for the help, you can tell im new to this.
I copied the Pulover license from the Pulover github I believe. Ill rummage for another license with those acronyms .

[Krd]

I interpret a lack of response as ignorance of what I am asking.
LavaSoft, which is included in the installation files without the user having the option to either remove it or choose not to have it installed on their PC, poses a security risk.
It will generate alerts repeatedly if it is present on the server.

Strictly speaking, I believe that both this and version 1 of this should have been removed from AHK pages.
Additionally, the "just" copy-convert-paste method used here should be mentioned.

As of today, I would advise anyone who wishes to use this in their business to avoid it as the risk outweighs the benefits.

[sashaatx]

I interpret a lack of response as ignorance of what I am asking.
LavaSoft, which is included in the installation files without the user having the option to either remove it or choose not to have it installed on their PC, poses a security risk.
It will generate alerts repeatedly if it is present on the server.

Strictly speaking, I believe that both this and version 1 of this should have been removed from AHK pages.
Additionally, the "just" copy-convert-paste method used here should be mentioned.

As of today, I would advise anyone who wishes to use this in their business to avoid it as the risk outweighs the benefits.

Hi Krd,

I have been busy and didn't have a good answer, in-between managing accusations of theft.
I have extracted the application as to not require installation. Whatever adware that gets installed does not as apart of this app.
Moreover, if you truly believe 2014 adware is something that poses security risks in 2023, maybe staying safe is better. Without reading the specifics, this is likely a neutralized threat.
"I believe that both this and version 1 of this should have been removed from AHK pages."
That's a strong statement before you try this one, it's open source you couuld have looked.
I feel you are doing damage by denouncing because "I interpret a lack of response as ignorance of what I am asking."
You could have looked at the source code.
It seems you have a history with this application. Can you provide details or forum links to where this has been debated or acknowledged in the past?
You hopefully can see from my position, without context, I see an app with almost a decade of use and representation in this forum. I will need something aside from your word showing risk, otherwise you could be the adware (;
Cheers m8, Happy friday
Sasha

[Krd]

Thanks for the replay!

I am not a coder and therefore not able to "read" source code.

Also the part about alerts is true for the PMC for v1.

I may try it later.

[SOTE]

Great idea and way to bring this project to AHKv2 users.

[hasantr]

It's great to see this in v2. Thank you very much. Pulover was someone who had less and less time every year.

[arcylix]

@sashaatx

So, I just downloaded this and kicking the tires. Encountered a bug right off the bat. When it generated the code for Loop Files, instead of correctly adding the code to the preview, it created Loop Files, "`"``"``"``"... endlessly. Furthermore, it doesn't capture that I want to only loop through pdfs.

Easy enough to fix code-side, but annoying nonetheless.

[sashaatx]

@sashaatx

So, I just downloaded this and kicking the tires. Encountered a bug right off the bat. When it generated the code for Loop Files, instead of correctly adding the code to the preview, it created Loop Files, "`"``"``"``"... endlessly. Furthermore, it doesn't capture that I want to only loop through pdfs.

Easy enough to fix code-side, but annoying nonetheless.

if you're a github user, please make an issue I can track here. https://github.com/samfisherirl/Pulovers-Macro-Creator-for-AHKv2/issues
Otherwise, reply and Ill fix as discussed here.

[arcylix]

@sashaatx

So, I just downloaded this and kicking the tires. Encountered a bug right off the bat. When it generated the code for Loop Files, instead of correctly adding the code to the preview, it created Loop Files, "`"``"``"``"... endlessly. Furthermore, it doesn't capture that I want to only loop through pdfs.

Easy enough to fix code-side, but annoying nonetheless.

if you're a github user, please make an issue I can track here. https://github.com/samfisherirl/Pulovers-Macro-Creator-for-AHKv2/issues
Otherwise, reply and Ill fix as discussed here.

Done.

[AHKExplorer]

After running the Launch_...recorder.ahk, it downloads some language packs and starts installing. But then a popup still says it requires AutoHotkey v1, which is not installed.

Do I need to have both AutoHotkey 1, and 2?

[sashaatx]

After running the Launch_...recorder.ahk, it downloads some language packs and starts installing. But then a popup still says it requires AutoHotkey v1, which is not installed.

Do I need to have both AutoHotkey 1, and 2?

@AHKExplorer
that may be the case, I may need to revisit this and run on a virtual machine. Were you able to get it up and running?

[AHKExplorer]

Hi Sash,

I only got to the point where it was generating v1 code. After that, it didn't seem worth it to jump through all the hoops.

I'm using the Macro Recorder in Jitbit now, which isn't perfect. But I'll get as close as possible to the automation script in jitbit, then manually translate over to Autohotkey.

After running the Launch_...recorder.ahk, it downloads some language packs and starts installing. But then a popup still says it requires AutoHotkey v1, which is not installed.

Do I need to have both AutoHotkey 1, and 2?

@AHKExplorer
that may be the case, I may need to revisit this and run on a virtual machine. Were you able to get it up and running?