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Autoit scripting for beginners

Name: Autoit scripting for beginners
Rating: 3.8 (83 reviews)

A beginners course to learn autoit from the scratch

Created byMr. Rajan Elangovan

Last updated 4/2016

English

What you'll learn

How to do scripting in autoit
All basic concepts about Autoit Scripting
Learn how to automate window applications using Autoit

Course content

3 sections • 18 lectures • 1h 6m total length

Introduction to Autoit3:39
Learn the basics of AutoIt scripting to automate the Windows GUI with keystrokes, mouse actions, and window controls, and compile scripts into standalone executables.
Autoit Installation and set up3:26
Discover how to install AutoIt by downloading the package from the web site, choosing the installer or zip option, and running or editing scripts after installation.
Record and Playback - Theory4:00
Explore the record and playback feature in AutoIt scripting, capturing window titles, text, and mouse coordinates, generating scripts, and saving and replaying actions.
4 Record and Playback - Practice3:40
Record and playback actions using the record button, save the script, and run it to reproduce calculator steps with AutoIt scripting.
Autoit Window Info tool5:19
Learn to use the AutoIt Window Info tool to identify window controls, read class, instance, text, coordinates, and size, and inspect properties of calculator buttons.
My first script5:33
Learn how to write your first AutoIt script that shows a message box, use IntelliSense to understand mandatory and optional parameters, then save, compile to an executable, and check syntax.

Variables and Constants- Theory2:11
Discover how variables and constants work in AutoIt: store data in memory, use a leading dollar sign with alphanumerics and underscores, and manage scope with global, local, and const.
Variables and Constants- Practice4:57
Explore global, local, and constant variables in AutoIt, learn to modify values inside functions, use concatenation with message box, and understand scope and immutability.
Define Comments1:48
Learn three ways to define comments in AutoIt scripting, including semicolon single-line comments, block-style comments, and abbreviated forms, with the compiler ignoring commented lines.
If Else Statements- Theory2:54
Explore how if statements evaluate conditions, execute instructions when true, and proceed to else branches or subsequent statements, including nested if structures, as the compiler checks each condition.
If Else Statments - Practice5:08
Explore AutoIt scripting by practicing if statements and nested conditions, evaluating comparisons such as greater than 10, 20, and 30, and observing true and false branches.
Select Case Statement - Theory1:34
Explore the select case statement in AutoIt scripting, evaluating cases from top to bottom and executing the first true case, with a fallback when none match.
Select Case Statement - Practice3:02
Explore how to use the select case statement in AutoIt scripting for beginners by declaring a global variable, testing conditions under 20, 30, and 40, and displaying message boxes.
For ..Next Loop3:45
Learn how the for next loop in AutoIt scripting iterates a counter variable from a start value to a stop value with an optional step.
Do..Until Loop1:42
Demonstrates the do until loop in AutoIt, showing the body runs at least once and the condition is checked after iteration, with final value of 10 in a message box.

5 Important Window Management Functions4:06
Master five essential window management functions in AutoIt scripting for beginners, including launching programs, checking window existence, activating, closing, and clicking controls.
Calculator Automation Project7:42
Automate a calculator task with AutoIt scripting by launching the calculator, pressing 5, plus, 6, and equals to display the result, and then closing the application.
Thanks you2:25
Access the AutoIt scripting for beginners help file with functions, syntax, and sample programs, and engage the forum for support.

Requirements

Any Window Operating System
No Prior Programming Knowledge Required to take this course
No need to install any software and I'll teach you where to download and how to install in the video lecture

Description

AutoIT is one of the best window application automation tools available in the market for free. Using AutoIT you can automate any window application by its simple scripting.

What this course offers...

This video course doesn't make any assumptions about your programming knowledge. You don’t need any prior knowledge to benefit from this Course.

You will be guided step by step starting form how to install AutoIt, how to record and playback, where to write the script, how to compile the script, how to make it as executable file, how to identify the window object, how to automate any window application using a logical and systematic approach.

Complex concepts are explained in simple steps to ensure that you can easily master the Autoit scripting even if you have never coded before.

Course Curriculum

1 Introduction to Autoit

2 Autoit Installation and set up

3 Record and Playback – Theory

4 Record and Playback – Practice

5 Autoit Window Info tool

6 My first script

7 Variables and Constants- Theory

8 Variables and Constants- Practice

9 Define Comments

10 If Else Statements- Theory

11 If Else Statments – Practice

12 Select Case Statements – Theory

13 Select Case Statements – Practice

14 For ..Next Loop

15 Do..Until Loop

16 5 Important Window Management Functions

17 Calculator Automation Project

18 Conclusion

Reference Book

Autoit Scripting for Beginners by Rajan

Who this course is for:

Anyone who is interested to automate their boring task
Quality Assurance Associates
Automation Testers
Developers
Information Technology and Computer science Students

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Programming Concepts9 lectures • 27min

Mini Project3 lectures • 14min

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