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- AUTOMATE 4.4 - 03/14/2000
- README FILE
-
- PLEASE SCROLL DOWN AND SEE THE LICENCE
- AGREEMENT BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
- SOFTWARE.
-
- BY PRESSING NEXT AND/OR
- INSTALLING/USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ARE
- STATING THAT YOU AGREE TO IT'S TERMS.
-
- ************************************************
- NEW IN RELEASE (4.4)
- ************************************************
-
- NEW ACTIONS!
- - "Zip" action for compressing files into a valid
- .zip format
-
- - "Unzip" action for uncompressing and restoring
- files stored in a valid .zip file
-
- - "Populate variable with clipboard" populates
- a variable with the current contents of the
- system clipboard
-
- - "Left Mouse Down", "Left Mouse Up", "Right
- Mouse Down", "Right Mouse Up", "Middle Mouse
- Down", "Middle Mouse Up"
-
- - "Variable Functions" adds the ability to
- increment and decrement a variable by any value,
- and concatenate variables together. Put new
- value into same variable, or a different one!
-
- - "IF" action that supports the following
- conditional testing : equals, does not equal,
- greater than, less than, is empty, is date, is
- numeric, is longer than, is shorter than,
- is same length as
-
-
- ENHANCED ACTIONS
- - AutoMate variables are now accessible through
- the scripting language using the variable name;
- changes made to these AutoMate variables in
- script are propagated back to the task when
- the script is complete
-
- - unresolved variables will now be evaluated in
- AutoMate BASIC (in Pro version only). For
- example, you can use the following code to
- evaluate a number "on the fly":
- MESSAGE: "!!4+4!!", 1
- will display "8" in a messagebox
-
- - Start An Application can now populate a variable
- with an executable's return code (available only
- if "Wait for application to finish" is selected)
-
- - added {POPUP} keyword in Send Keystrokes that
- simulates the popup menu key on Windows keyboards
-
- - {WINKEY} keyword in Send Keystrokes.
- Activates the Windows Start menu.
-
- - NumLock added to the "Insert" menu in "Send
- Keystrokes" step
-
- - FORMATDATETIME field now supports dynamic
- adding and subtracting of days using + and -
-
- - added better FTP support for VMS systems
-
- - added ability to make shortcut into a specified
- folder, instead of just the predefined locations
-
- - added multiple recipients in To and CC fields on
- "Send Email" command (seperate each recipient
- by either a comma or semi-colon)
-
- - variables and constants can now be used for passwords
-
- - in the Step Builder, Ctrl-F5 can now be used to
- test the selected steps
-
- - added new constant AMFOCUSEDWINDOWNAME, which
- returns the titlebar text of the currently
- focused window
-
-
- NEW FEATURES
- - Email on Failure sends an email to a user when
- a task fails.
- - supports two modes: verbose for detailed emails.
- and brief for pagers and cell phones
-
- - Log File Capping enables the user to set a maximum
- size of the log file, and which action to take
- when the log file reaches its maximum size (logging
- can either be stopped, or trimmed by a user-
- specified amount)
- - by default, maximum log file is 45K
-
- - Log File Viewer allows the user to change the
- default log file viewer from notepad to any other
- text editor
-
- - the following actions now support variables:
- - Port parameter of FTP Quick Upload, FTP Quick
- Download, and FTP Login
- - the Pause action
- - the Loop action
-
- - multiple window triggers with the "Window Watcher"
- trigger will now trigger all the tasks
-
- - ability to export a task(s) by dragging them from
- the AutoMate Configuration Manager and onto a
- drag-and-drop target, such as the Explorer
- Desktop or Outlook Express
-
- - added ability to properly stop running scripts
- while they are executing
-
-
- FIXES
- - minimized "blinking" effect of main form if
- opening settings is cancelled
-
- - Step Builder no longer "blinks" as it is being
- redrawn when attempting to resize it smaller than
- its minimum limits
-
- - fixed bug that caused column headings in Settings
- to disappear when switching to Details view
-
- - large fonts stretching beyond limits of the step
- parameter screens has been fixed
-
- - amerr.log is no longer used to dump errors by
- default
-
- - the delete key now works properly when editing
- the name of a task in Settings
-
- - AutoMate constant AMWINVER now properly returns
- the Windows version
-
- - Dragging a step onto itself in the Step Builder
- no longer causes an error
-
- - fixed problem that caused temporary files to
- sometimes not be removed when AutoMate closes
-
- - fixed FTP not downloading or deleting *.*
-
- - fixed problem that prevented some shifted keys
- (e.g. @) from being reproduced properly by the
- Send Keystrokes action
-
- - fixed handle leak that occurs if an FTP action
- fails and another successful FTP action is not
- executed before AutoMate closes
-
- - fixed "Could not write changes to task file"
- when running a script in an international regional
- setting
-
- - fixed memory leak that occurs if an FTP Login is
- executed without a corresponding FTP Logout
-
- - fixed silent access violation that occured when
- pressing the INS key to add a new task when the Add
- Task Wizard is disabled
-
- - fixed problem that caused the AutoMate
- Configuration Manager's icon in the tray to resemble
- a "yellow light" on Win95/98 machines
-
- - changed "Lock Mouse", "Lock Keyboard",
- "Unlock Mouse", "Unlock Keyboard", "Start Another Task",
- "Ping Machine", and "Disable This Task", to
- "Lock mouse", "Lock keyboard", "Unlock mouse",
- "Unlock keyboard", "Start another task",
- "Ping machine", and "Disable this task" respectively
-
- - the Win9x AutoMate install now automatically removes
- any existing AutoMate Service Edition from
- the Service Control Manager during the install, thus
- preventing Windows NT from attempting to start a
- non-service version of AutoMate on boot-up
-
- - the install now installs the properly updated AutoMate
- icon for use when creating task shortcuts
- and STFFs
-
- - fixed problem that caused icon to stay green and the
- "Task Running" window to stay open when using the Open
- A Document command
-
- - fixed date/time problems when running a script when
- regional settings were not set to United States
-
- - added more precise information about which features
- are disabled in Standard version when the
- demonstration period expires
-
- - AutoMate will ask a user who purchased AutoMate to
- register the software now to receive product
- upgrades and technical support until they visit the
- registration page, or tell AutoMate not to bother
- them about it anymore
-
- - fixed bug that caused image for FTPUPLOAD or
- FTPDOWNLOAD to not appear until the step was
- dragged into the current steps portion of the Step
- Builder
-
- - Copy Task in Configuration Manager renamed
- to "Duplicate Task", and shortcut changed
- from Ctrl-C to Ctrl-D
-
- - shortcut F2 added to "Rename Task"
-
- - pressing the Insert key in the Settings no longer
- createse two new tasks when the wizard was disabled
-
- - Tools|Task Log now uses 'L' as an accelerator key,
- Tools|Clear Task Log uses 'E'
-
- - Tools|Enable Automated Processing now uses 'A' as
- an accelerator key, Tools|AutoMate Basic Scripting
- IDE uses 'I'
-
- - Tools|Start AutoMate Task Service now uses 'S'
- as an accelerator key, Tools|Real Time Status uses 'T'
-
- - the FormatDateTime field no longer puts a space
- after and after the date
-
- - Do Not Run Task under "Task Is Late" properties of
- the Schedule trigger now works as the documentation
- says it should
-
- - AutoMate now checks for invalid filename characters
- before creating shortcuts to tasks
-
- - "Wait until application is ready for input" option
- in Start An Application is now ON by default
-
- - when entering a serial number to activate AutoMate,
- extra spaces are removed to make serial number
- entry more reliable
-
- - the Create Directory action will now create
- subdirectories if they do not exist
-
- - added "Match substring" option to Add Task Wizard's
- "Window Watcher" pane
-
- - fixed "Match substring" option not properly
- refreshing in Properies page of a task
-
- - closing the AutoMate Task Service no longer
- shuts down the Configuration Manager
-
- - AutoMate now properly remembers the window
- layout of the AutoMate Configuration Manager
- when the computer is shutdown or rebooted without
- shutting down the Configuration Manager first
-
- - install now disables the Windows2000 Foreground
- Window timeout by default
-
- - added Preference setting to toggle whether or
- not AutoMate overrides the system Foreground
- Lock Timeout
-
- - fixed AutoMate.FindWindowContaining function
- in AMOLE to properly return the window handle
- of a found window
-
- - Step Builder now properly retains the focus of
- selected steps when adding/removing steps
-
- - Step Builder now properly maintains the order
- of steps when the are moved within the
- same task
-
- - fixed bug that prevented a user from dragging a
- step into the "Current Steps" section
- if they previously accidently tried to drag a
- group into that section
-
- - fixed bug that causes a ListIndexOutOfBounds
- error when trying to move a step beyond
- the end of the current steps in the Step Builder
-
- - "stray" messageboxes (i.e. messageboxes that
- are still able to be clicked when a task
- has been removed or stopped) no longer cause AV
- when clicked
-
- - attempting to drag and drop a group no longer
- yells at the user when they drop the
- group on itself in the Step Builder
-
- - "Disable Drag And Drop" option in Preferences
- is now properly applied to the "Current
- Steps" section of the Step Builder as well
- as the "Available Actions" section
-
- - deleting an SMTPEX step (the new SMTP step
- format) now properly deletes the associated
- "body" text file
-
- - copying and pasting an existing SMTP step
- now properly copies the "body" text file; this
- stops both steps from sharing the same text body
-
- - duplicating a task with SMPTEX actions now
- properly duplicates the SMTP body files as well,
- preventing the two tasks from accessing the
- same message body
-
- - the INSERT key no longer attempts to add a
- new task if it is depressed while editing a
- task name in the Configuration Manager
-
- - having the right to view clients or groups,
- then removing that right while the Config.
- Manager was still open, caused illegal
- characters is the deploy window; this has been
- fixed
-
- - all occurances of the word "Client"
- changed to "Machine"
-
- - the "Deploy Status" window now properly informs
- the user of an illegal message response
- or unauthorized deploy attempt
-
- - trying to display an empty machine group no
- longer displays the last machine list
-
- - changed name of "Task Interpreter" task to
- "From Script/Step Builder"
-
- - dragging pointer across the buttons of the
- Configuration Manager caused the status
- bar text to change to an improper value
-
- - putting a space inside braces without
- specifying a number (e.g. {THIS IS A TEST})
- no longer causes an exception
-
- - the words "Match substring" were changed to
- "Allow partial match" in the Window
- Watcher trigger, Wait For Window command,
- and Wait For Window To Disppear command
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