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WinOS Task Automation (including
Batch File)
Presented
By,
Matthew Kempfert
Chloe,
Kai Sin Kok
Adam Kreft
April
27, 2011 |
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Presented
4.27.2011 Due
by 5.4.2011 |
What
is Task Automation? Task automation is a
program that will allow you to write scripts and macros, along with automate
a majority of your common repetitive tasks on the computer without being told what to do and when to do it, besides the
first time. Why is it useful? Task
automation can help save people and companies time. It
also can help eliminates human error by not requiring you to manually repeat
the task. In a business setting,
repetitive tasks can be automated to allow the
employees to focus on tasks that require more creativity. By automating tasks
to run at a certain time, an individual does not need to be on the machine or
connected to the network for tasks to run. Use of weekly or
monthly backups gives a sense of security that your data is safe without
having to manually back it up. What are Batch (.bat) Files? A
text file containing a series of commands
executed by the command prompt. Created
in Notepad or any other ANCII text editor with the file name extension .bat
or .cmd. They are called batch
files because the file bundles or packages a set of commands into a single
file to be run instead of presenting each command one at a time to the system
. What are Batch (.bat) Files Used For? They are used to automate a sequence of commands once the batch
file executes. Batch files are not used as much anymore due to the graphic user
interfaces on programs such as Task Scheduler causing those programs to be easier
to use and understand. Sources ·
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/setup/maintenance.aspx ·
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/batch.mspx?mfr=true ·
http://www.computerhope.com/batch.htm ·
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batch_file ·
http://commandwindows.com/batch.htm Contact
Information Matt Kempfert – Kempfemm@uwec.edu Chloe Kai Sin Kok – kokks@uwec.edu Adam Kreft – Kreftaj@uwec.edu |