Actions

Actions comprise the functionality that AutoMate is able to simulate for you on your computer. When an available action is added to a task it is referred to as a "step".

Once an AutoMate™ task is triggered, the task moves through the steps (actions you have assembled into the current task) that you specified during task creation in AutoMate’s built-in Step Builder.

Many of the actions in AutoMate's "Core Action Library" (ACAL) are very powerful and are designed to accomplish complex tasks with a single step.

AutoMate’s available actions are listed below:

General	Keystrokes	Window	Internet	Mouse
Start an application Open a document Print a document Message Reminder Play a sound DDE commands Comment	Send keystrokes Paste keys Hold down a key Release a key	Focus Focus window containing Maximize Minimize Restore Close Hide Unhide	Dial-Up Open a website Ping machine FTP quick send FTP quick retrieve FTP login FTP download FTP upload FTP make directory FTP remove directory FTP delete FTP rename FTP logout Check for mail (POP3) Send mail (SMTP)	Move to location Left click Left double click Left mouse down Left mouse up Right click Right double click Right mouse down Right mouse up Middle click Middle double click
File System	Zip	Clipboard	System	Control Panel
Copy a file Move a file Rename a file Delete a file Create a directory Remove a directory Change directory	Zip files Unzip files	Copy Cut Paste Clear	Reboot Shutdown Quit AutoMate Login (Professional Service edition only) Logout Update AutoMate	Change default printer Start a service Stop a service Pause a service Continue a service Install a service Remove a service
Flow Control	Security	Recorder	BASIC Scripting	Variables
Pause Loop Prompt Wait for a window Wait for window to disappear Start another task Disable this task IF conditional	Lock mouse Lock keyboard Unlock mouse Unlock keyboard Password	Record events	Run a BASIC script (Professional version only)	Create variable Set variable Input variable Send variable Populate variable with clipboard Populate clipboard with variable Variable functions

See Also:

Creating a New Task

Triggers