Thread: automation of windows tasks

  1. #1
    Registered User quagsire's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Posts
    60

    automation of windows tasks

    In windows 3.1 (I think), you could record windows tasks into some kind of a script format. I need this for windows 98, 2000, XP.

    Example :
    Start recording
    Click start menu
    Click programs
    Click microsoft word shortcut
    open document
    print document
    close word
    stop recording.

    When the script is run in future, it will do the same sequence of events (ex. printing that document).

    Is there any software out there that can do this (maybe record into wsh format ?) ?

  2. #2
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Posts
    139
    "The most common form of insanity is a combination of disordered passions and disordered intellect with gradations and variations almost infinite."

  3. #3
    &TH of undefined behavior Fordy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    5,793
    A better and more relyable method is to learn Windows Scripting Host.....preferably with JScript as its closer to C syntax than VBScript

Popular pages Recent additions subscribe to a feed

Similar Threads

  1. Anyone using Windows 7?
    By Sharke in forum General Discussions
    Replies: 60
    Last Post: 07-12-2009, 08:05 AM
  2. Just starting Windows Programming, School me!
    By Shamino in forum Windows Programming
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 02-22-2008, 08:14 AM
  3. Dialog Box Problems
    By Morgul in forum Windows Programming
    Replies: 21
    Last Post: 05-31-2005, 05:48 PM
  4. dual boot Win XP, win 2000
    By Micko in forum Tech Board
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 05-30-2005, 02:55 PM
  5. SDL and Windows
    By nickname_changed in forum Windows Programming
    Replies: 14
    Last Post: 10-24-2003, 12:19 AM