Beginner Autoit question?

Question

Hi there,
I am working on a project for my accounting department. I need to use autoit to open a webpage, log into it, and click on a specific link.

The problem that I'm having is that I can't seem to find a tutorial that goes through the steps in sequential order. Is there one that I can find online? Or a book that I can buy?

Also, it seems to me, from looking at people's examples, that autoit is very poweful and has a lot of uses. Where do people learn this? Is autoit based on another language?

Thanks
Eric

Answer 1

AutoIT has an IE library which can simplify this. Unfortunately it is hard to find the documentation and it isn't documented well.

You need to include ie.au3, and the function documentation is in the AutoIT helpfile under User Defined Functions - IE Management.

There's a sample script here: http://www.edgeofnowhere.cc/viewtopic.php?p=2431383#2431383

Answer 2

Well, the documentation is the one available online. Google will help you find more: http://www.google.com/search?q=autoit+tutorial

You can also post on the autoit forums for help.
http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?

A number of people using AutoIt are programmers. Learning autoit is very easy if you have programming experience. That's why people are able to easily learn it. Autoit, as do all languages in general, shares similarities and this is why we can easily understand and use it.

You don't have to be a programmer to master AutoIt, although you will take more time to learn the various concepts. Use the AutoIt forums for help. And Google.