AppleScripting equivalent on Windows?

lifeisbetterwithketchup · Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:29 pm

Is there anything similar to AppleScripting that is for Windows XP?

All I would need is something that opens and runs a program, clicks something, waits a few hours, then closes it and opens another program and does something in that.

Post by **bicostp** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:52 pm

Ah, Applescript. I remember those days. All the hours put into a rock/paper/scissors game... That was hot stuff when it was new.

The closest Windows equivalent I can think of is batch files. (A file full of command-line strings.) You could also use a program like AutoHotKey, or some other scripting software, but I haven't used them myself. (Except for an AutoHotKey script to map my remote control to the keyboard.)

NiN^_^NiN · Post by **NiN^_^NiN** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:58 pm

VB Script can be run on a PC system with Windows Script Host

It's very handy and is exactly what applescript is for windows really just not as os specific it uses VBScript and JavaScript

ATOMICMAN · Post by **ATOMICMAN** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:21 pm

not sure exactly what you want to do but this might work.

http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1506

blackbox_dev · Post by **blackbox_dev** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:55 am

VB Script. Basically it's a file with a .vbs extension that can run (limited) Visual Basic code.

Tutorial: http://www.intranetjournal.com/corner/wrox/progref/vbt/

lifeisbetterwithketchup · Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:42 pm

OK, I guess what I was thinking of wasn't AppleScript.

Like I said in my initial post, I need something that can open an application, then click on something in it, wait a while, then close it and open something else and do something in that.

Sorry if this sounds confusing; I guess I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for.