From the comments thus far, I can see that there's a lot of confusion about this. First, let me say that there's a lot to this, and there's no way that I can fully evaluate it within a short time. Installation is very clean, this is very small for what it does.

What is this? What does it do? Actually, this does a lot. It includes an application launcher (initial setup can take a very long time, if you have tons of programs like I do; just wait for it to finish). It performs automation via various methods. It has a macro recorder. It has simple GUI-based scripting, with a fair number of pre-defined operations, but not a huge number. It has its own open-source scripting language for more complex tasks. It can create a portable version of itself. It can create standalone executables of its scripts. It has its own scheduler. Someone asked about creating executables. First, look at the Preferences, Script Editor, and note where it puts things. See the Help about caching. Open the Launcher, select one of the sample files. Either use the small Script Editor button above the file list (not the big Script Editor button at the top), or right-click the file and select Script Editor. This will open the file's script, which you can look at and modify. While a file's script is being edited, a Run as Exe button is available, which will compile the script to an Exe and run it, rather than interpreting or compiling the script on-the-fly. There's all sorts of stuff, including a mini-launcher (Mini Automation) window, etc.

Is this worth it? How does it compare to other alternatives? Well, I would certainly download and install this today. If you don't want it to start with Windows, change that in the Preferences. As to how it compares to using other guided and/or free-form scripting solutions, that's largely a matter of personal preference, and the time you're willing to invest in the learning curve (the number and type of included predefined functions is also relevant). There's a link to the open-source free-form scripting language, which you don't have to use, at the top of this page.

Fubar  –  15 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+82)

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I would recommend AutoHotkey. It's free and the created scripts are portable. You can even compile the scripts to exe (which run even on computers without AutoHotkey installed). It's a very easy scripting language that's easy enough for non-programmers, but powerful enough to be considered a programming language.

Amy  –  15 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+44)

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One word.....AutoIt. Does what you are looking for. Tons of advice and tons of programs. Its a simple programming language which started as a way to automate your programs. You will never need anything else. Absolutely free...free....free.

slipper  –  15 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+36)

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#9, Andrew, you can control macro playback speed. You can also create the macro as a script and edit it, such as adding Wait for Window, etc.

Fubar  –  15 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+25)

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It took 5 minutes to figure out (without the manual) how to create an .exe file, suing one of the samples. While I use AutoHotKey, in the few minutes I've played with Perfect Automation, it is really nice to see so many tasks in the left pane that I give the parameters for, instead of having to go into the code.

This may not be exciting for the programmers among us, but it appears to fit the bill for many of us, who, like myself, do not have native predisposition to coding, syntax errors, etc. I love automating, but hate programming, and I know there are many others like myself, who may turn to intermediary tools such as Perfect Automation instead of getting right into Gentee or AutoHotkey Code.

One other note. This interpreter/compiler for Gentee is supplied by Gentee, so if you think the language does what you want, I think we can expect support and improvements from Gentee. That means a lot.
Thumbs up.

Cornflower  –  15 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+25)

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