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Scheduled macros (anything like Automator for Win)?

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slackerinabox

Lifer
Not a programmer at all but I need to make a simple macro to do the following:
1. Open firefox
2. log into a website (or just click 'LOGIN' since I can use autofill)
3. Click on a few links
4. Clear cookies/cache

Sounds weird but I work for a real estate agency and they don't offer an automated way to bump our web ads (craigslist, etc). I use automator plus iCal on the mac but I'd like to dedicated a computer for the task and have a spare windows laptop. Any suggestions? I've found automator clones but none with scheduling and most pretty flaky.

Thanks!
 
On XP Pro there are Scheduled Tasks (Start, Control Panel, Scheduled Tasks). This could start Firefox and go to a specified website at a specified time and frequency.

To get Firefox to do something (login, etc.). you would nee something like iMacros for Firefox but I have no experience with this.

Snapshot1
 
You should also look at Sikuli and AutoHotKey. Both are "macro" creators.

Sikuli is easier to create as it is all GUI/visually driven, but runs slower.

AutoHotKey take a bit more learning, but is MUCH faster and more powerful.

Not 100% sure about the scheduling, but as Snapshot1 pointed out, you can use Windows task scheduler to run the job after it's created.

Joe
 
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It sounds like Selenium would do all the things you want. Sadly, it's relatively far from simple. But Selenium IDE could help.
 
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