GroundControl 3.2 Beta Overview
GroundControl is a powerful tool
for automating tasks. You create macro scripts to perform the operations you do
by hand, such as running programs, administrating files, collecting data, etc.
If you can describe your job as a series of logical steps, GroundControl can
automate it for you. It also makes an excellent monitoring tool, running scripts
that analyze and test conditions, and take appropriate actions. Our customers
have successfully applied GroundControl in many ways, even some we hadn’t
thought of!
-
Automation of repetitive tasks
-
Automatic execution of
unattended jobs (late-night stuff)
-
Network analysis and reporting
-
Software installations
-
Front ends for logins
-
Interactive user input and
information gathering
-
Desktop shortcuts
-
Printer status and queue
routing
It offers support for many of the
important features you need:
-
Internet - including support
for dialup users
-
FTP – complete suite of
operations
-
E-mail – check for, download,
and send email with attachments
-
DDE – read and write DDE
data, and control other applications
-
SQL – the ability to run
queries
-
SendKeys – remotely operate
another running program
-
Mouse – support for mouse
operations
-
Date and Time – easy support
for manipulating dates and times
-
Full access to the Clipboard,
Registry, and Environment variables
-
OS Version sensitivity, logout,
reboot, etc.
-
Service monitoring, idle time
monitoring,
-
Number and text manipulation
GroundControl allows you create as
complex a script as you require. It supports variables, subroutines, loops,
syntax highlighting, and extensive online help. You get a full suite of
Tutorials that bring you up to speed quickly, and plenty of samples to
illustrate command usage. There are pre-defined blocks of code you can drop in
for doing really common things, like enumerating files in a directory, or
reading through files line by line. There are even tools to help you debug your
macro, including log and trace files.
In addition, GroundControl is
integrated with the other Acrasoft line of products. You can use it with our
AutoPilot scheduler to launch your macros on a wide variety of triggers, or even
use it to write a very complicated trigger that AutoPilot checks on an interval.
You can easily send messages to our MessagePad, for informing you of task
progress as it happens even from another machine! MessagePad is a scrolling list
of messages that you can send from anywhere on a network at any time. You get
instantaneous notifications, which makes it preferable to e-mail. You can also
run GroundControl scripts easily from LogWatcher, our NT Event log and Text log
monitoring software. LogWatcher scans NT or text logs looking for keys you
define, and runs your task when it finds them.
Download GroundControl 3.2 Beta
What's New in Version 3.20?
DdePoke command has been added.
Ability to create shortcuts to your favorite macros in the menu, desktop, and
startup group.
UseDSN has been enhanced to support a user and password.
UseConnectString has been added to allow users to specify their own SQL
connection string.
ChooseDriveLetter, GetFileVersion commands have been added.
ConvertDecimal, ConvertHex, ConvertBinary, and ConvertOctal functions have been
added.
Multiline If and While blocks have been added, including support for ElseIf,
EndIf, EndWhile, Break, Continue.
Ability to specify variables on the command line has been added. For more
details see help file.
A Category Manager allows you to hide groups of commands you rarely use.
New syntax highlighting
shows you where your logic blocks begin and end.
|
