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[scr!pt]

What script or language to know in order to automate my daily task, whereas i normally open a web browser then copy a text then paste to an application, click several buttons on that application, etc.

[WingedPanther]

AutoIt comes to mind.

[scr!pt]

Exactly. I've downloaded video tutorials from youtube and studying as much I can. Since my patience, memory capacity and time is limited, I wanted to learn just what I need.

For eg: Being able to copy scan results from an Antivirus/Hijackthis application then post it to a site automatically.

Question: What technology is required to communicate with an App in such a way? So far Wiki points to DDE, OLE, OLE Automation, ActiveX, COM+ and DCOM.

I'm not looking for others to research for me, just to confirm, as WingedPanther did with Autoit, that I'm on the right track.

[WingedPanther]

Wait a minute, are you wanting to make your own, or just find a tool that will do that job? Ultimately, you just need to be able to simulate system events and send them to an application. Mouse movement, mouse clicks, and keyboard presses are the main events you need to be able to simulate.

[scr!pt]

In away, yea. I want to combine and compile several tools into a simple one click script. I know of mouse movement automation Apps, but doesn't that require a static desktop environment where each App has to be at a certain spot in order for the Macro type simulation to run?

Autoit seem sufficient as per my needs. In order for the script to get data from an App as I would by looking at it, what I need to focus on?

I will be doing more reading about Autoit before I post anything else. Thanx.

[WingedPanther]

scr!pt said:

In away, yea. I want to combine and compile several tools into a simple one click script. I know of mouse movement automation Apps, but doesn't that require a static desktop environment where each App has to be at a certain spot in order for the Macro type simulation to run?

That really depends on the script engine.

scr!pt said:

Autoit seem sufficient as per my needs. In order for the script to get data from an App as I would by looking at it, what I need to focus on?

That will depend on the app you're looking at. Buttons are usually easy to examine, but if something is just a drawing area, there may not be a simple way to get what you "see".