Q #1: Does AutoIt record my key strokes and create a
script or do I need
to create a script manually in
notepad?
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A #1: AutoIt does not currently have a
recording feature.
If you want to automate some
installation or other set of actions,
you must learn the exact sequence of
keystrokes you wish to send
and write it (manually) into a
script. See the Send command and the
section that describes the keystroke
codes (for example, {ENTER},
{ESCAPE}, {DOWN}, {TAB}, etc.) in
the AutoIt documentation.
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A #2: I recommend not useing Notepad, it's
a really poor editor for
writing any type of script. There
are many other editors, like
UltraEdit, TextPad, NoteTab, etc.
which are much better tools for
your task. Here are two editors I
could recommend for newbies:
1. AutoIt editor
http://www.lkei.com/downloads/downloadsfreewarerequest.asp?2
or
2. NoteTab Light (freeware)
a) download
http://www.notetab.ch/ftp/ntfree.zip
b) install NoteTab Light
c) download
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AutoItList/files/misc/notetab.zip
d) put the uncompressed file into
NoteTabs library path
(usually C:\Program Files\NoteTab Light\libraries)