Top "Automation" questions

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.

How can I pass an argument to a PowerShell script?

There's a PowerShell script named itunesForward.ps1 that makes iTunes fast forward 30 seconds: $iTunes = New-Object -ComObject iTunes.Application if ($iTunes.…

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Typing the Enter/Return key using Python and Selenium

I'm looking for a quick way to type the Enter or Return key in Selenium. Unfortunately, the form I'm trying …

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automatically execute an Excel macro on a cell change

How can I automatically execute an Excel macro each time a value in a particular cell changes? Right now, my …

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Switch tabs using Selenium WebDriver with Java

Using Selenium WebDriver with JAVA. I am trying to automate a functionality where I have to open a new tab …

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How to copy a file to a remote server in Python using SCP or SSH?

I have a text file on my local machine that is generated by a daily Python script run in cron. …

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How can I login to a website with Python?

How can I do it? I was trying to enter some specified link (with urllib), but to do it, I …

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Automating running command on Linux from Windows using PuTTY

I have a scenario where I need to run a linux shell command frequently (with different filenames) from windows. I …

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Matlab: Running an m-file from command-line

Suppose that; I have an m-file at location: C:\M1\M2\M3\mfile.m And exe file of the matlab …

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Is it possible to modify a registry entry via a .bat/.cmd script?

Is it possible to modify a registry value (whether string or DWORD) via a .bat/.cmd script?

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Microsoft.Office.Core Reference Missing

Using the example provided in codeproject I am struggling to work out where I can find the reference to the …

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