Yeah, AutoIt is pretty handy when trying to automate Windows things that have no UI but a GUI. Sometimes things aren't quite as straightforward as they would seem, though, like when someone writes a specialized control/widget and you have to resort to faking mouse interaction. And error checking becomes a really big part of your script.

Also, AutoIt is more akin to the Mac apps iKey and QuicKeys.
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