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Send Email To SMS
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can use the Send Email action to send a short email and have it delivered to a mobile phone as SMS.
Create AD (Active Directory) Users From .CSV File
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can create AD (Active Directory) users from a .CSV file.
Remove Extension From File Name
This sample task will demonstrate how to remove the extension from a file name using the ExtractFileName(), Left() and InStrRev() functions.
SharePoint: Download File(s) From Shared Documents
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can download a single file (document) and all files stored in the 'Shared Documents' library of SharePoint. This task is referenced in the December 2010 Newsletter.
Send Email SMTP For AOL, GMAIL, HOTMAIL, And YAHOO
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can send email using the SMTP servers of the various webmail services (AOL, GMAIL, HOTMAIL, YAHOO).
Delete Last Line of a File (vbscript)
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can delete the last line in a text file using vbscript.
Create File of a Specific Size
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can create a file with a specific size using the fsutil utility.
Connect Terminal: Determine if Line is Busy
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can determine if a telephone number is busy.
Rename File to its Parent Folder Name
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can rename a filename to its parent folder name.
Even / Odd Number Determination
Sometimes, AutoMate users need to determine whether a number is odd or even in an AutoMate task. For example, some tasks should only execute on even days. In other cases, a user needs to know whether there is an odd or even number of files in a given folder before looping through them.
FTP - Delete Files Older Than 30 Days
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can delete files older than 30 days via FTP.
Clean Windows Temp Directory
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can clean out the Windows temp directory using the Delete File and Remove Folder actions.
FTP - Download Newest File on FTP Server
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can download the newest file via FTP.
FTP -- Download Files Where Filesize is Greater than Zero
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can download files greater than zero bytes via FTP.
Interacting with a Drop Down Menu
This sample task will demonstrate three different methods of interacting with a drop-down menu:
Loop Files - Find the Latest File
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can loop files in a folder and find the latest file. The task will loop through a specified folder and compare each subsequent loop with the latest file found using the FileDateTime(Name) Function.
Available Drive Space Notification
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can check available drive space using the DriveAvailableSpace(bstrDrive) Extended Function and then send an email notification if the drive space is below 1GB.
Sequential File Distribution
This month's sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can take files from one directory and copy them to multiple directories. To check out the task and download it yourself, click here.
FTP - Move Files to New Location
FTP_MOVE (AM6).AML:
Delete Last Line of a File
This sample task will demonstrate how AutoMate can delete the last line in a text file.