Is there Macro Program?

[needin4mation]

I am looking for a program that will do macros. I just need it to go
to a web page and select something, click a link. Is there anything
free - besides a virus - that will do this? Is it called something
besides a macro program. I may not have been searching correctly.
Thanks.

 

[Why Tea]

You probably need to be a little bit more specific. It sounds like you
want this program to invoke the browser with a URL. I think any
scripting should be able to do the job, e.g. Tcl/Tk or Perl - both are
available for free on Unix/Linux and Windows for free.

/Why Tea

 

[Steve H]

I am looking for a program that will do macros. I just need it to go
to a web page and select something, click a link. Is there anything
free - besides a virus - that will do this? Is it called something
besides a macro program. I may not have been searching correctly.
Thanks.

You could have a look at Autoit ( do a Google, it's widely available
).
There's even a dedicated forum to help you with composing your own
scripts.
Comes with an '.exe builder', which converts Autoit scripts to an .exe
file.
It's quite complex. but extremely powerful.

Regards,

 

[Hengist_Ludd]

AutoIt already mentioned; other contenders are

AutoHotKey http://www.autohotkey.com/

PowerPro - probably the most powerful of all, but very complex
http://powerpro.webeddie.com/index.html
Beginners user group / mailing list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/powerpro-beginners/

MacroMaker (free for personal use only)
http://members.ij.net/anthonymathews/MacroMaker.htm
MarkTAW's brief notes on this last can be found at
http://www.marktaw.com/reviews/MyFavoriteSmallware.html

 

[stevemckann]

I have tried few macro programs and I like Workspace macro pro. It is
not free but easy to use and it works.
http://www.tethyssolutions.com/macro-automation.htm

-stevem

 

[John Hood]

I have tried few macro programs and I like Workspace macro pro. It is
not free but easy to use and it works.
http://www.tethyssolutions.com/macro-automation.htm

-stevem

(e-mail address removed) wrote:

AutoHotkey is terrific. www.autohotkey.com You can record the macro by
turning on the recorder, doing what you need to do, then save the
recorded commands as an AHK file. Viola! its a macro.

More detailed review at www.jhoodsoft.org/desktop.html#ahk Note it is
listed as a "Champion."

John H.