[access-uk] Re: dos
- From: Aman Singer <aman.singer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:59:46 -0400
Hi.
Keep in mind that there are plenty of ways to automate things in
Windows. There is, for example, Auto Hotkey
http://www.autohotkey.com/
which is free, open source, and can automate keyboard entry and mouse clicks.
Also, I used to use DOS, and when I wrote batch scripts they would
work only on the command line. That is, if I wished the program to go
to lynx, whether on the Unix shell or in DOS itself, I could start
Lynx, but then would have to enter the credentials for any site
myself.
Finally, keep in mind that command line scripts and batch files are
available in Windows, even up to Windows 8.
Aman
On 4/14/14, Derek Hornby <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At the moment to get a news paper you have to:
> 1. go o favourites
> 2. Click address.
> 3. type in user name and password.
> 4. now find the paper.
>
> Now if we were receiving the paper by email it's
> A bit quicker.
>
> But if good old dos was here
> Consider what might have been possible with use of bat file.
>
> Derek
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> Jonathan H
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 8:34 PM
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> Subject: [access-uk] Re: dos
>
> I'm not sure I follow - so, you have a bookmark with the link of your
> favourite paper, and your username and password saved plus autologin
> if you want.
>
> You drag bookmark to desktop - perhaps it's called "fish monthly" -
> when your computer is booted up and logged in, you type "fi" and hit
> enter and your browser is started, your site is logged in and your
> publication loaded (assuming you don't have more than one shortcut
> starting "fi" in which case just type more letters!)
>
> I'm not entirely sure how DOS would speed this process up.
>
> But if you REALLY want to use it, both the DOS prompt and Windows
> Powershell are still available in all editions of windows.
>
> On 14 April 2014 16:21, Derek Hornby <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Well what I liked about dos, (and windows cannot do can it?)
>> Is the use of bat files
>>
>> Lets say you wanted to log in to talking news papers.
>> You have to do the following.
>> go to the address of the web site
>> (ok so you can do this from favourites)
>> You then have to log in
>> And then go to the news paper.
>>
>> But if we were using dos now, we could have
>> Just typed in say: "paper" and the file would then
>> Do an automatic login and bring you straight to the paper.
>>
>> So much quicker than now.
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