Using .EXE on another machine

[Maprwz]

Can I develop a task on one machine, create a .EXE, copy it to another machine and run it? Or do I need to install AutoAnywhere on both machines. Note: I only have two machines.

I see a number of AA services in the Task Manager:
. AAEventMonitor
. AAHotkeys (which we don't need)
. AAService
. aawservice
Which of these, if any, would need to be installed on the second machine?

[frenchmarky]

If you have the Premier version you can run your exe file on your other machine without installing anything else AA-specific. We are currently running a report archiving .exe on another machine. We had some problems though when the AA program is expecting the screen to be set up exactly the same as the one it was created on (like mouseclicks on exact postions of the screen.) We had to figure out how to manuever around the screen with tabbing+enter, vs. direct mouseclicks, so it was more machine-independant. This was because one machine may have it's Internet Explorer menus and icons set up differently and mouseclicks might end up in the wrong place.
Good luck
Frenchy

[forumsupport]

Hello,

Exe's created from task are stand-alone. Exe can run on any machine without the need of software.

To make task independent of mouse clicks,

. If you are working with web application (Internet Explorer) then you can use the 'Web Recorder' tool for web tasks as Web Recorder is ideal for web recording. Web Recorder understands all web controls. If websites change and web controls move, Automation Anywhere will find the correct controls and the task will continue to work. You can use this tool to automate any web tasks like login to websites, search for items, submit forms, update records, automate ERP web front end, extract web data, testing an online application etc.

. If you are working with Windows application then you can use 'Manage Windows Control' command, found under 'Programs/Files/Windows' category. Using this command you can work with windows controls like textbox, drop-down, Check Box, Tree View, Command Button, List Box, Radio Button and Status Bar. You can get the status and set the status of checkbox or radio button, you can click on a command button and much more.

In Addition, Enterprise version offers 'If Image Recognition' command (under Conditions/Loops command category) to find if an image exists within another image either from a file or capture the rectangular area in any window. It also provides a very powerful feature whereby it allows you to click on the image if it is found within the larger image.

Hope that helps.

[davec]

Hello,

Wonder if anyone can help.

I'm trying to automate a windows application which has many menus on it - i.e. standard windows menus.

To get around issues with mouse clicks and positioning I'm wanting to use the windows menu shortcut and arrows - i.e. use the alt key , arrows to the correct menu, and then arrows down and across - finally ending with an enter to select the correct menu.

I don't seem able to get the <ALT> keystroke to 'trigger though'.

Example of keystroke string :-

[ALT DOWN][RIGHT ARROW][RIGHT ARROW][DOWN ARROW][DOWN ARROW][ALT UP]

I'd appreciate if anyone is able to advise.

P.S. I'm quite new user of the product so apologies if it's an obvious answer.

Many Thanks,
Dave