AutoMate Professional Edition 3.6b ================================== Copyright, 1997 Unisyn Corp. WARNING =========== For those upgrading from a previous version of AutoMate: Be sure to install into a different directory than the original in order to save your existing task files (tasks.ldb and tasks.mdb). Version 3.6b ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fixed more International date/time problems Version 3.6a ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fixed International date/time problems Fixed Missing tasks on startup Fixed various problems with auto-late task handling Version 3.6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Enhanced Logging New easier to use Help File New Scheduling functions Helpful Hints for Macros Version 3.5j ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hopefully fixed bug in tabctl32.ocx that caused error 429 to display on startup for some people. Version 3.5h ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Added functions to prevent task database corruption on startup. Version 3.5g ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Added new internal feature that automatically sets a launched application's working directory before starting the application. Version 3.5f ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fixed bug in Scripting language that caused lockup when 'sendkeys' function was used in a script. Version 3.5d ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fixed bug that prevented automated processing of recorded events. Enhanced error handling implimented. Version 3.5c ~~~~~~~~~~~~ This version provides you with a hotkey to stop the event recorder from recording, rather than clicking the "Stop Recording" button manually. Version 3.5b ~~~~~~~~~~~~ This version fixes a bug in the Scripting Language that had to do with the "Sendkeys" command as well as a few other programmatical issues. New Features Added in Version 3.5: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new "Event Recorder" will allow you to actually record and playback mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes, enabling you to build macros quicker and easier than ever! An improved Macro Builder interface provides you with iconic representation of your macro steps and more "English" terms for easier interpretation. A new Insert Button in the Macro Builder allows you to insert lines at any point in the macro without using the old arrow buttons for positioning. New Features Added in Version 3.2: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AutoMate is now fully Internet automated. Two new macro commands under miscellaneous allow you to automatically dial and disconnect from your Internet connection. (No more hassling with your DUN folder!) AutoMate now allows you to insert macro data from any existing procedure, simply right click on the macro list in the Macro Builder and select "Insert Existing Macro" AutoMate now enables you to easily duplicate or "Clone" your existing tasks for fast re-creation of similar tasks. Simply select the task you would like to duplicate and then from the "Tasks" menu, select "Clone". Four new scripting commands make BASIC in AutoMate a pleasure to use: 1. LaunchProc: Launches an AutoMate procedure from within a script. 2. ExitProc: Exits an AutoMate procedure from within a script. 3. ConnectTo: Connects to your internet service provider automatically. 4. HangUp: Disconnects from an internet connection. For more info on these commands, see the "Scripting Additions" document. New feature added in version 3.0c: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Command line arguments are now accepted for manual launching of tasks. To manually launch a task from the command prompt, simply specify name of the procedure (or reminder) after the path and filename of automate.exe. For example... ======================================================= "c:\program files\unisyn\automate.exe" sample procedure ======================================================= (Quotes are needed only around the path and filename to AutoMate, the name of the procedure should not have quotes around it.) ...would start AutoMate, launch the Sample Procedure that is included, and then terminate AutoMate. The name of the task should not be case sensitive. There are many useful functions that are possible with this new feature: 1. Create shortcuts to AutoMated Tasks on your Desktop and then just double-click whenever you need them to execute. 2. Create shortcuts to AutoMated Tasks and place them in your StartUp Group for AutoMated "StartUp Tasks". 3. More knowledgeable users and consultants can now set up shortcuts to AutoMated tasks for less knowledgeable users to conveniently run. ================================= Note that Unisyn can not provide support for the included scripting engine with regards to programming, syntax, structure, and debugging issues. For help with Scripting issues, see the Scripting Reference Manual, the scripting additions document, or press F1 at the Script Builder Dialog. Help in the Scripting Editor is very similar to most professional development tool in that you can highlight a word in you code and hit F1 to see context sensitive help. ================================= GENERAL =========== AutoMate is a 'Tray Icon' application. This means that when it is loaded, it uses and will be located in the 'System Tray' (usually located on the lower right side of the screen on the Taskbar). For more information on using the System Tray, consult Windows help, or view the section named 'Installation' in the AutoMate help. GENERAL INFO ============ AutoMate allows you to schedule your computer to perform any task on it's own at any time. This application can be found in the WINUSER Forum on CompuServe, an official distribution and support online resource for future updates. Search for automate. The Windows Users Group Network [WUGNET], operators of the oldest and largest independent support resource forum [WINUSER] for Windows users on CIS with over 1,000,000 active members is recognized in the press, user groups, developers, and Microsoft as the foremost resource for shareware publishers on CompuServe and the Internet. For pricing, orders, site licenses, or additional information contact: Unisyn Voice: (213)738-1700 FAX: (213)738-7556 http://www.unisyn.com automate@unisyn.com 3450 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 316 Los Angeles, CA 90010