Questions tagged [automation]
Software to perform actions by itself without actively being supervised by a user.
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Using Computer Vision Techniques to Detect and Overlay Books in Images
I want to use computer vision techniques to find a book in a random background image, figure out how it's rotated, and then overlay a new book onto it. Here are the steps I plan to take:
Use object ...
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How to click / select a text in embeded modal in Automa?
I have this Tempo modal in JIRA
and I struggle to make the click of the text "Show hidden fields" generic for
The element selector gives me
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Looking for web browser plugin to automate text update in modal
I need to automate updating text in some modals. I will open the modal by myself manually but then inside a modal I need to
click text "Show hidden fields" so additional fields are ...
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Looking for an open source PDF automation tool that works with Adobe Acrobat
We are manually filling PDF forms and these forms have an inbuilt validation logic using JavaScript when we select the validation button. I am looking for a tool that can automate data entry into this ...
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Best tool for visualizing results of test runs and integrating with Jenkins
I have created a python tool to run regression tests that use FIX messages and compare the expected and actual FIX responses. I want to integrate this python tool with Jenkins as I want to automate ...
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Social Media Manager with thumbnail generator
I'm looking for a social media management tool that can also generate thumbnails automatically based on a template (just change the text)
Bonus point if it can post videos on Youtube.
If the thumbnail ...
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Infrared codes for Air Conditioners & Heat Pumps
I need to enable an ESP32 to control any air conditioner / heat pump. The application requires autonomous remote control.
Database
I am aware of a few online databases that cover some but definitely ...
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Task Scheduling Library that works for both Windows and Linux?
I'm using taskscheduleR to automate some tasks in Windows so that I can have code defining the schedule, logging, and operation of several tasks. However it is not being updated, and I'd like to have ...
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Automation process platform
I am searching for a software to automate/orchestrate tasks, primary written in PowerShell, which has the following requirements:
A form designer, where users can state their requests. Controls in ...
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Scan thousands of paper form responses, and export all information into a sheet
I have a thousand handwritten responses to the following paper form:
I need to scan them (I have a scanner) and export all the data in a table like this:
Is this possible? With an OCR? With LATEX? ...
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Ways to automate data in excel from various websites
I work in IT for bank and my team work on obsolete software tech. So we have to daily make trackers to update our bank software with current ones in market. Every time We have to go on specific sites ...
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batch-processing PDFs with automated edits
I have 100 pdfs. All of them have a portion at two parts within them which I want to hide. ALSO, I have to put a .jpg image at a fixed position (in all pdfs). The image is different in all pdfs. The ...
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What AI/automation software can help me with Desktop File Management and Desktop Customization?
I'm looking for AI/automation software that can help me with:
A) Desktop File Management
Declutter my devices by removing unnecessary files and apps.
Reorganize my most-used apps and categorize them ...
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Automatic differentiation in Java for optimal control
I am trying to solve an automatic-control-like problem in Java (triple integrator dynamics with direct multiple shooting method). Since this needs to be numerically integrated the gradients of the ...
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App/standalone alternatives to the web automation and testing tool Fake.app for macOS, Windows and Linux?
Looking for an up-to-date tool similar to the (once) fantastic Fake.app from Celestial Teapot that facilitates very flexible and dynamic GUI interaction functionality in a standalone application ...
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Airgapped device remote erase
I'm setting up an airgapped device. It will have airplane mode turned on all the time.
I am looking for an app that would erase the phone if the device connects to the network. Any apps/services like ...
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Automatic website navigation tools
I am looking for some automatic website navigation tools to use on a website.
On some websites, one clicks on a button, and then a new form appears. Choose an option, then a new form appears (could be ...
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Is there something similar to PostSharp logging, but for Java?
Using PostSharp, one can add and customize logging to an existing .NET project. For example you can log the entry and exit of every method or all methods except getters and setters, along with ...
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Send mail if file content NOT changed [closed]
I'm looking for a way to check if file content is not changed since 10 min and if not send a mail
File only contains 1 line with a number like this 1653014463445
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file "final" only ...
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Free or very cheap software for Windows that would allow me to demo an web application with smooth cursor movement
I need to create a video demo of my company's web application. Camtasia offers a feature that will "smooth" out the cursor movements in a screen recording. However, Camtasia is quite ...
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Where can I find an interactive Whatsapp chatbot that includes rich media in its responses
Need to find a chatbot software for Whatapp Business that allows for user interactivity, sending media eg videos, images. We are marketing the phone number for a public health campaign and hoping for ...
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Mail merging and automatic receipt of responses
I am tasked with collecting and updating a table with some performance metrics (e.g. no of metrics, no. of citations etc), for about twenty people. One specification is that I don't want the different ...
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Crash report, bug and task management automation
I need to collect logs from users, automatically merge them and track how many different users have the same bug.
I don't even know good keywords for such programs.
I believe it should be BugSplat or ...
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Open-source software to automatically generate simple flow chart
I want to programmatically create small, really simple flow charts like the one below:
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LampFlowchart.svg
What is a good open-source software choice to ...
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Software Testing Library to connect and test external system
I'm looking for library recommendations in python (or other languages) that can help me connect to a remote system and then deploy applications asynchronously and then test the output of the stdouts ...
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How to strategize a slow data generation step of automation framework?
I have a sample website I am working with, where you can create an appointment using UI elements. Also, the same appointment can be created using API calls (Chaining endpoints). Another way (which I ...
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Automation Tool for Native Windows Application?
I have an application running on a windows server which does not have API access or command line access. In other words you have to start the application and manually interact with it to use it.
I ...
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Backup daily/weekly/monthly - but only the files that changed
If anyone can improve the title, then please edit it. Thanks.
I am currently using Bvckup2. which I find to be well worth the price.
Most of my data, I just mirror, but for some of it, I backup into ...
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Overview of using Grafana for automated sql reports?
I have a couple types of databases (postgres, mysql) that I regularly run queries on and email the reports. I want a reporting dashboard to automate these tasks. I've heard Grafana is a good way to go,...
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On a Windows PC, is there a software that I can automate a left down mouse-click at a specific location using a keyboard shortcut
I have checked out the recommendations of this page. However, I've found that "AutoHotKey" has a pretty steep learning curve and "Auto Mouse Click Generator" does not have the ...
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Program to automatically screenshot or notify if certain numbers, $0.00 is shown on the screen?
I'm testing a website to see if a price is $0.00 and set up an automatic clicker to click through the different options. It will take hours to go through though. Is there a program that reads the ...
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Tool for automating the process of getting inside a webpage, clicking around and downloading its new state
Quite often I solve problems related to getting a lot of information that I need on webpages by opening the browser on the developer mode, clicking around the page (or doing it automatically with ...
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Cheapest solution for phone number with automated message
What is the cheapest solution to buy a phone number (could be an international number anywhere in the world) that just plays a message that I've recorded then hangs up?
I don't have a phone number. I ...
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What CI/CD tool to use for a web-based game?
For school I need to do research about the possibilities for CI/CD for a web-based game. I would like to automate the testing (and deployment) after a push to the GitHub repository. Currently I’m ...
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RPA Software for macOS
I'm currently an RPA developer using UiPath, I'm looking for a similar software to perform surface automation on a Mac running macOS Catalina (10.15.4).
I have tried Automator, however I am struggling ...
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Development software recommendation for an industrial machine
We have developed the PC control software of an industrial complex machine. The software runs on a PC on the machine, and it communicates with:
a PLC,
some National Instruments acquisition boards,
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How To Program Repetitive Actions on Desktop Applications?
I have to do repetitive actions like croping segments from images.
I do it quite well with "Windows capture screen" + MC Paint, but I believe that it can be automated. I have no idea how to ...
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Simple app to create advanced apps
I need to build a free app that does straight condition-action events
It must allow advanced manipulation of phone functions, like turning on/off radios, monitor sensor state, launch other apps, read ...
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Interactive reporting dashboards
I work in a corporate environment with many reporting streams. Most of these are in the form of Word documents with different sections. The reports are done on a weekly basis by different groups and ...
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SQL to Pyspark Conversion
Suppose you are given a .sql file containing 10,000 lines of SQL commands and you were told to convert them to PySpark.
What software would you use?
...the task I want to accomplish:
Somehow automate ...
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Recommendation for an automation application PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION
I have a database that stores HIPAA protected pdf files. It is a repository for all scanned documents performed by data entry staff at my organization for the legacy EMR we are phasing out. The DB ...
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Is there such a thing as a "JavaScript black box" that I can safely feed JavaScript code into and get back the results?
I have various "JavaScript snippets". They are often related to some kind of obfuscation mechanism. For example:
var _0xb144=['setRequestHeader','x-tool','oldbrowsers','accept-ianguage','en-...
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Microservice program startup manager
We have an old monolith that is being broken up into smaller processes, that run independendently and communicate with each other. We also have a (small) program that starts up these components at ...
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Cross browser testing tool with camera and mic access
We need to perform cross browser testing for a web conferencing platform (like Google Meet, Zoom etc). However, I couldn't find any tool that supports both camera and mic devices in browser.
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Program for Invention Engineering Constructions
I need to develop a collapsible metal construction. I have a few specific prerequisites. Generally speaking, it will be something like a big construction toy, but not be a toy. It has the specific ...
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Gratis Windows hotkey program for online gaming
In "a certain online game", I have four different attacks, currently bound to keys X, C, V and B.
Using them in that order increases their effect. I.e X makes enemies more vulnerable to C, and so on (...
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Tools for organizing benchmark reports
I have an open-source project. We have some benchmarks.
For simplicity, let's assume that the output of each benchmark is a 2-D plot (i.e. a vector of [x, y] pairs).
Then, we have releases. After ...
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Free options of dynamic Gantt chart plugin for JIRA
I am looking for a free plugin for a Gantt chart in JIRA. I searched a lot but it seems that most of them are non-free.
I am not sure if there exist such kind of plugin that can implement dynamic ...
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Automatically download statements from banks and utilities
Background: Going paperless is really popular and every bank and utility seems to want me to go paperless. My main gripe about doing so is that now I have to go out and download statements from 10 ...
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Software to autoconnect bluetooth device on win7 or win10 after system start
Is there any software I can use to autoconnect my Windows PC (Win7 or Win10) after a system start to my bluetooth speakers?
I am using bluetooth speakers with my PC which is working fine, but after ...
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