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Is it possible to write a program to do things you constantly do on a computer? For example, log into a torrent site and download a .torrent file then start it. Or go through folders and extract any RARed files? Or just do any monotonous thing you do daily on a computer. Just need a kick in the right direction.
Thanks,
-Pete
It’s a rather vague question. It is possible to automate any task, but the applications you need to perform those tasks must provide an interface. Some GUI programs will accept command-line parameters so that you can automate their use in batch/script files but if the programs do not have such an interface, then you’ll be looking at a clunky way of recording mouse movements. Great shout about PowerShell above but I understand the apps need to be coded to support that interface?
On unix-like systems such as linux, the philosophy is to have at least a command-line interface and maybe a GUI. You will be more likely to be able to script common tasks on that type of OS than a Windows one where the philosophy of user interface design is GUI-centric.