OT: Web entry automation

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I've no experience with Macro Scheduler.  

I can say to avoid EZ Macro like the plague  It's not what it once was back
in the Ultima Online days.

Sure, AHK is a big programming job, but it's what I'd most trust to do the
job properly, assuming it's able to handle all facets of the job.  (No, I
don't want to contract to do it.  My plate is full, and I'm relatively new
to AHK myself.  I use it for three specific things, all of them fairly
simple in nature.)

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On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 04:39:26PM -0400, Boaz Bezborodko via Filepro-list thus spoke:
> Jose,
> 
> 1. The CSV would be created by me and used by the automation program
> as a source of data to feed to the data entry automation software.
> 2. Not the issue.
> 3.  There is no API for this.  They've set it up so that it's either Web
> entry or full-blown EDI.  No in between.
> 4.  I don't do web app development.  I just maintain our existing system
> though I write new software for integration to our customers most of
> whom are internet retailers.  Most interactions allow flat file or
> Excel spreadsheet uploading of data.
> 5.  This is somewhat interactive where it navigates through a few
> different screens for each entry.
> 
> Mark,
> 
> I was looking at AutoHotkey, but it seems like a lot more work than
> another program I found, Macro Scheduler.
> (https://www.mjtnet.com/macro-scheduler.htm ) The latter has a price
> tag (~$250), but it's programming interface looks a lot simpler.  (
> https://www.mjtnet.com/macro-recorder.htm ).
> It also has onscreen image recognition that may make some parts of
> it easier.
> https://www.mjtnet.com/image-recognition.htm
> 
> You guys know more about this than I do, so I was curious about your
> thoughts.
> 
> Boaz
> 
> 
> >Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:46:48 -0400
> >From: Jose Lerebours <fpgroups at gmail.com>
> >To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> >Subject: Re: OT: Web entry automation
> >Message-ID: <204131bc-30fb-b719-5191-ef53d53a7fef at gmail.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> >
> >This is not complicated at all based on the simplicity of your question,
> >and since I have no time to read through Amazon's stuff, let me ask you
> >a couple of questions:
> >
> >1. Is CSV always same format?
> >2. Is CSV a push/response from a query?? How do you get this file to
> >your server?
> >3. Do they not have an API?? If so, why not use the API?
> >4. What do you currently use for web app development?
> >5. Are you thinking of "upload", "parse" and "populate" type of process?
> >
> >
> >
> >On 08/22/2018 07:44 AM, Boaz Bezborodko via Filepro-list wrote:
> >>I'm looking to automate data entry into web sites from a CSV file and
> >>wanted to know if anyone has a program that's good for this.
> >>Specifically, the current task I'm looking to automate is Amazon's
> >>Routing Request process for shipments through their VendorCentral
> >>platform.
> >>
> >>Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Boaz
> >>
> >>
> >>
> 
> 
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