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I thought the same thing at first, but then I read how he's got this whole thing tied together. >We download PDF batches, not paper... >I wrote the script fro
by seanalltogether 14y ago
I thought the same thing at first, but then I read how he's got this whole thing tied together.
>We download PDF batches, not paper...
>I wrote the script from scratch. It is a combination of reading the screen for data, a screen font reader, mouse automation/keyboard automation.
>It's part C++ and part "Game Maker", I did it for prototyping but got lazy and never rewrote it.
>Plus the script is pretty frustrating to setup in the morning, so they would get frustrated figuring it out. :P (requires a certain monitor arrangement at certain resolutions, windows in the right place, etc.
Management would be furious if it was a simple script that you just hit "Go" and it does everything, but it sounds like it's finicky enough that management would be too confused to be angry.
- lukevdp 14y agoThey all sound like problems that can be overcome, just that it's not worth it for him to overcome them right now. If it's worth it for his company to overcome them, he has his bargaining chip right there.