You would use Windows Scripting tool for that. Check-out WSH (Windows Scripting Host). There are many macros that do just that and as it was pointed out, this has caused many security exploitations in windows. There is software like Win Runner (Mercury tools I think) and Load Runner that do this kind of thing for repeated testing of Windows applications. You should be able to do this in Perl too. You will be playing keystrokes to get to the buttons, basically like screen-scraping. __________________________________________ Ranga Nathan / CSG Systems Programmer - Specialist; Technical Services; BAX Global Inc. Irvine-California Tel: 714-442-7591 Fax: 714-442-2840
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/21/2005 06:04 AM To [email protected] cc Subject [Boston.pm] Controlling Windows with Perl? I've seen programs that can monitor your keystrokes and mouse clicks, etc, in order to replay them against the operating system. Does perl have the ability to do something like that? The purpose of my search is that I want to automate certain responsibilities which necessitate using windows based programs, but not being a "Windows" programmer, I have no clue on how to do this. I don't know if it's possible, or if perl can do the trick. But I'm hoping someone else does. Command line functionality is not an option as many of the programs are gui only. For an example, lets say I wanted to write a script that would open quickmail on my system, click the new message button, type in some stuff in the window, and then click send... Am I off in la-la land, or can this be done, and be done with perl? TIA, -John _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
