For us, robots are more of a programming strategy for reliable,
unattended scripts than a specific subroutine. When you search our Help
for the word Robot you'll find a pretty good summary what we think is
required to accomplish this. We've developed this stuff specifically to
avoid those pesky 2AM calls to fix the scripts we support.
But to be specific, the subroutine would look like this:
Sub Robot 'automatically starts when the script file loads
Do 'forever (or use our scheduler instead of a Do...Loop)
Reset 'checks application is ready, connects and logs on
if not
DoTransaction 'see help for the many features it should
have
Wait 60 'or for an appropriate period
Loop
End Sub
Rich McNeil
Boston Software Systems
866 653 5105
www.bostonworkstation.com
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The WorkStation (imbedded VBA) works fine in an unattended setting.
It's scripting language is Visual Basic 6.3.
Robot is subroutine you write (we've provide a sample) which handles the
periodic execution of your unattended script, resetting unintended
errors (such as HIS system shutdowns), and rebooting and restarting the
PC if necessary. Remote access is also a very good thing with an
unattended script.
Rich McNeil
Boston Software Systems
866 653 5105
www.bostonworkstation.com
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Am I correct in my reading of the on-line documentation that the only
way
to automate unattended operation is to use something other than the
imbedded VBA to script with? And where/what is the Robot it refers to
everywhere?
Henry Taylor
Applications Analyst
Lutheran Health Network
Ph. (260) 425-3914
