automation

Parsing a Flex Application Object Hierarchy Using FunFX

I'm attempting to test a Flex application in which Objects do not have static IDs. I'd like to use FunFX for automation, since it can easily be kicked off from a Linux shell. This said, FunFX doesn't appear to contain functions which allow users to access children via their parent objects (e.g. parent.get_child_at(<index>) or parent.ch...

Mass conversion of Word 2003 to Word 2007 without using Word automation?

Is there a way to efficiently convert Word 2003 documents to Word 2007 without using ole automation? I'd like to use DotNet if possible. ...

WatiN in Visual Studio 2008 - second test method fails

When trying to run a very simple WatiN 2.0 (CTP3) test in Visual Studio 2008 I found that the first one always executes fine. The second test method seem to break something in the IE object producing the following exception: Test method testProject.WatinTest.testTwo threw exception: System.Runtime.InteropServices.InvalidComObj...

Quartz.NET trigger not firing

i am using Quartz.NET in my ASP.NET web application. i put the following code in a button click handler to make sure that it executes (for testing purposes): Quartz.ISchedulerFactory factory = new Quartz.Impl.StdSchedulerFactory(); Quartz.IScheduler scheduler = factory.GetScheduler(); Quartz.JobDetail job = new Quartz.JobDetail("job", n...

Biztalk alternative for systems management automation?

Hi, I am working with a small hosting provider looking for a "motor" to be the central hub for automation their IT-related processes (and possibly other processes as well. An example of this could be a customer ordering a custom virtual server from their website. This server would need to pass through an approval chain (if it's a new cu...

Word Automation InvalidCastException RPC / COM Exception

Hello I'm developing word automation application and I'm facing serious issue with unexpected RPC/COM cast exception [System.InvalidCastException: Nie można rzutować obiektu modelu COM typu 'System.__ComObject' na typ interfejsu 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word._Application'. Ta operacja nie powiodła się, ponieważ wywołanie...

Automatic Documentation of ColdFusion code

Hi, I have inherited over 600 files of ColdFusion source code running a internal web site for my company. One of my tasks is to "document" it. The code base represents about 5 years of development and there is no technical specification of what it does. The developers have maintained a change log of each file and their is a consistent ...

Is there a way to automate Microsoft Learning Gateway setup?

Hi Guys, after attending a mind numbing three days workshop on MLG, what i noticed is that 90% of the time is wasted on just configuring the setup for each components for MLG, namely the sharepoint, isa, exhchange, active directory etc. as a developer and a big fan of automation, i see all this tedious task as brain cell destroying acti...

Using C# to automate functions and movement between two different browser applications?

I'm a newb. So forgive me if I'm vague or not specific enough to be helpful, please let me know so I can clarify. I use 2 different applications for work and would be interested in a little tool to automate some of the functions. 1. IP Based phone system we use. We have to copy and paste numbers from one web browser (always locate...

ASP.NET Deployment Tool

Before I re-invent the wheel I wanted to see if a similar tool already existed. I want to automate the deployment of our various web sites, web services & multiple databases. I was thinking of writing a NAnt script and a simple GUI application which would enumerate the targets within the NAnt script and show a list of tasks which could...

Problem using ChartArea.Select method

I am trying to select the ChartArea using the Select method through reflection in C#. This is the line of code I am using: oChartArea.GetType().InvokeMember("Select", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, oChartArea, null); Here, oChartArea is the ChartArea object. This works perfectly fine in Vista/Office 2007 but throws exception in XP...

In Java, what command line makes the computer click on the screen?

I'm making an auto-clicker and I can't find what command line will make the computer click on the screen. ...

Programatically converting from MS word to Excel

Is there anyway to problematically take a MS Word file and convert to excel. (Obviously, word would to guess where to put stuff). Any language would be fine ...

[TFS] Is it possible (or desirable) for a work item to queue a build?

In our company there are many teams who constantly submit build request work items to us via TFS. I know that it's possible to trigger a build from a check-in or on a schedule, but this is not what we need. We would like for the team managers to be able to create a build request work item in TFS that, when saved, would queue a certain b...

Automatically update scoreboard without refresh page

when i update score from my admin i want to update score in client autometically without refresh can any one help with script and technices i see such auto refresh http://stackoverflow.com/ ANSWERS , VIEWS autometically updating ...

Automatically link keywords within page texts from word list

My site has a lot of dynamic stats with names of people, places and topics that all have their own associated pages. I want to automatically link each of these to their page based on data I've set up in a MySQL database of 'words' and 'links'. What would be an efficient way of automatically linking 20-50 occurrences of potentially 15-20...

Automated E-mail with PHP and MySQL?

How can I send an automated e-mail to a users entered e-mail address? I have Xampp, which is a local web server equipped with Apache, and Mercury for mail. Ideas? ...

Should a internal C# app be compiled with business logic?

[background] So, I've got a C# application that was written before I got here. I'm not in the dev org, at this time, but I am the tech lead in my sub-group within the internet marketing org. My responsibility is process automation, minimal desktop support, and custom apps that make our lives easier. [/background] [app details] We...

How to make To-address read-only when creating mail message with Outlook automation ?

Is it possible to set the To textbox to be read-only when you create and display a mail message in outlook with Office automation? We use the following code to create the message: Outlook.Application objOutlook = new Outlook.Application(); Outlook.MailItem mail = (Outlook.MailItem)objOutlook.CreateItem(OlItemType.olMailItem); /...

selenium vs windmill

Selenium vs. Windmill, what are your experiences, what do you recommend? ...