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Automation is the process of having a computer do a repetitive task or a task that requires great precision or multiple steps, without requiring human intervention.

Automation is the process of having a computer do a repetitive task or a task that requires great precision or multiple steps, without requiring human intervention.

The term was originally used to refer to the operation of machinery without human supervision, frequently in manufacturing processes.

It is now used to refer to a variety of processes, including:

Examples of Stand-Alone Automation Tools

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ANT SSHEXEC task Issues using keyfile

I am having issues with an SSHEXEC ant task. I am trying to connect to a remote host and execute a command. I am trying to use "keyfile" so I do not need to use user/pass and hitting an issue. I can get it to connect, but getting prompted…
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selenium and web automation test: how to run large volumn stress tests

I am using selenium and firefox webdriver to test my website, it works well. The only problem is with the computing resource restrictions, I can only run 10 browsers simultaneously in one physical machine, which is not enough for our testing…
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Cane and metric_fu like code metrics for CoffeeScript?

Rails has a lot of easy to use code metric tools like metric_fu, cane etc. Are there any similar tools for CoffeeScript? So far I've found CoffeeLint, which checks for correct coding style. But its feature set is limited to syntax checks.
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Best way to automate tasks in windows

Mac has applescript 'built in' and I've found its pretty nice to work with for automating stuff. What's the best windows equivalent?
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`xdotool type ` - randomly repeats characters

I'm writing a script to automate work environment preparation. I need to open 4 terminal windows, arrange them and execute commands in each of them. It works, but sometimes I get nasty fails - xdotool type randomly repeats some characters: rvm use…
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Automate CentOS installation with VMware for testing

Is is possible to automate the installation of an OS using VMware or any other virtualization product? One of our products consists of a customized version of CentOS that installs the OS and our application on a server. It's much like any…
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Selenium RC gives Error-Object [object HTMLIFrameElement] has no method 'getCurrentWindow' while running the test in Google Chrome

I am using Selenium RC and Chrome when I run the test it gives me this error error(1340708572726): Unexpected Exception: Object [object HTMLIFrameElement] has no method 'getCurrentWindow' However I am not always getting this error. Some times the…
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using C# and UI Automation to grab contents of unknown control-type

In the image below there is an area, which has an unknown (custom) class. That's not a Grid or a Table. I need to be able: to select Rows in this area to grab a Value from each cell The problem is since that's not a common type element - I have…
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How to find data table column reference in stored procedures

I have changed a column name in a table in my SQL Server 2005 database. I also have a rather large collection of stored procedures that may or may not be referencing that column. Is there a way to find what stored procedures are referencing that…
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How to correctly set NumberFormat property when automating different localized versions of Excel

I've ran into the following problem: When automating Excel via OLE from my Delphi program and trying to set a cell's NumberFormat property, Excel is expecting the format string in a localized format. Normally, when checking the formatting by…
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Options to update dokuwiki page contents programmatically

SOers! I am having some issues with DokuWiki in the terms of content modification automatiozation. My need is to update page programmatically, in my case the data source would be text file, that would be regex parsed and the output would be inserted…
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Data from password protected website using VBA

using Excel 2007 and VBA 6.5 I'm trying to automate a data collection task, however i keep running into the "Runtime Error 91 - "Object Variable or With Block Variable not Set." Is this a reference issue or does it have to do with my…
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Automatic calculated fields

Below is a Schema for my application. Under "meta" I have to fields that's called "upvotes" and "downvotes" and I want a field for the total amount of points (upvotes - downvotes). As for now I'm calculating this on the client side, but I also want…
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Chrome/Firefox unique proxy per tab?

I am wondering if there exists a plugin or possible library that allows you to control Firefox or Chrome and set proxies on a per-tab basis. I am trying to make it such that each tab in the browser has a unique proxy so connections from one tab do…
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How to speed up word automation from Delphi XE2

I use Word automation from an Delphi application, and it is very slow. I have stripped my code down to the bare minimum, and was hoping that someone with some experience can tell me where I've gone wrong (and I'm actually hoping i have gone wrong,…
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