Back then remember when I talked about creating a screen video to teach mom, pop, grandpa or grandma how to do something on the computer. Well sometimes people just can't seem to understand even with a video showing them what to do. So in this case what to do? I guess you have to do it for them. You can do it with scripts that can mimic mouse movements exactly, button pushes for you etc... Then have all this put into an executable,zip it up and sent it to them. All they need to do is double click to open up the zip then double click to run the executable. Viola you did it for them... Automation and scripting and all its usefulness.. more importantly... you helped them.. ok.. what do you need... read on....

The nifty too in question here is called Autoit. Back then when I first needed it, I used it to create a small script to remove entries from the registry run key and delete some files from windows. It was kinda like my own 0 day personal antivirus. I had an automated fix for a virus before the big boy antivirus makers had a fix.... ok enough of the shameless self promotion.. hehehe..  back to the tool..

This tool features 3 of the major components

An information tool which tells you the system names of windows and components of various parts of the window. As well as coordinates of the mouse cursor.

A Script Editor and a compiler to build the script into an exe. Thats 2 components

And the 3rd component a GUI spy tool which tells you things like the system names of gui components like textboxes etc... It even tells you the location of the mouse pointer to allow you to easily include this information into your scripts.

Whats more.. It supports system calls and even allows you to build a Complex UI.. Seems like its becoming a full blown development tool.

Here is an example of what you can do for MOM and POP, this little tool was created by Autoit. It tells you what the ipaddress of the computer.

Just dump the code snippet in to the editor and build an exe. Now you have a nice gui command to show the ipaddress: 

#include <Inet.au3>

$PublicIP = _GetIP()
MsgBox(0, "IP Address", "Your IP Address is: " & $PublicIP)

The tool also comes with a wham bang of other dozens of examples... (Actually the code snippet was from the examples... hehe) Anyway you can download the zip file of the example if you need it quickly HERE.

All in all this allows you to create really cool scripts all for the price of FREE!!!!!... Can't beat that.. I just have to give this tip  five cool smilies.

And yes the download link .... GET IT HERE

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