Automating Tech Tasks?

[JustInspired]

Does anyone here use things like WinAutomation, AutoIt, Sikuli and TinyTask to automate parts of your workflow?

I'm sure I can put something like this to good use but not sure what yet.

I'd love to hear some ideas!

 

[tekunlock]

I have often thought of implementing something like this for basic Format/Reinstall type jobs. Just to change a couple things here and there and run a ninite install file.

 

[BillMoney]

don't use autoit, no matter how good you are coding it, you get errors out the wazoo with it

 

[LifelineIT]

There's a whole automation subforum here, have you found it?

I use autoit all the time without any issues, and I'm a very untalented scripter.

The one I use most often (weekly), runs and updates all the apps I have in Ketarin, then it copies them to the install flash drive, overwriting any old versions. Also grabs my scripts folder and my main D7 folder, although I'll admit that I find myself using D7 less and less.

I have one that grabs the most recent copy of MBAM, installs it silently, updates it, runs it, and then uninstalls it. Technically in violation of the EULA, fwiw.

One runs, updates, and executes ADW Cleaner, one installs the software I like to have on every machine.

One updates my WSUSoffline patches.

I'd have more, but I'm a very tiny operation.

 

[joydivision]

I use Auto IT. I have written two basic programs, one of them is a simple shell which lets me download all the apps I need (so I always have the latest one) but is still quite manual in that I still have run each program at a time but that is fine with me. It still saves a huge amount of labour.

My second program is a ninite clone. For some reason I started but never finished it so it is still a little buggy but I might go back to that project and finish it off properly.

What I love about AutoIT is the syntax is very similar to BASIC and the executables are tiny requiring no runtime engine, which is essential as they are portable apps.

It is two years since I wrote my malware removal program so I really need to go back to it and update things.

 

[LifelineIT]

Joy, use ketarin to keep your apps updated. Almost everything you need is in the database too, so no needing to figure out referrer URL's and stuff to get your download. Link here.

Then invoke it with the /silent switch via the script, (C:\some stuff\ketarin.exe /silent) and it'll update them all without running the GUI.

 

[Ccomp5950]

I use autoit, been using it since I was a teenager using it to automate games (go go Diablo II gold farmer script), now I use it to automate tasks that I do every day.

1 hour of coding, saves me 5 minutes a day, saves me 2 hours a month.

I'm picking up VB a bit more for other tasks.

 

[SoloCon]

I use autoit, been using it since I was a teenager using it to automate games (go go Diablo II gold farmer script)

O, the memories! I made so much money on that game! Got up to 41 "bots" farming for almost 3 years. Fun times!!