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In WinAutomation, you can execute a job in the background only if you do not use any interactive keystrokes
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1) Save the attached file "AutoLogin.exe" into the root folder of your c: drive. from Text file
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2) Import the attached job "AutoLoginJob.waj" into WinAutomation (File->Import Job)
3) Edit the job. This job contains a single "Run Application" action that runs "AutoLogin.exe". In the
"Command Line Arguments" property of the action replace "UserName" with the appropriate
username and "Password" with the appropriate password.
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4) Attach a Schedule trigger to the job so that it will run automatically after a couple of minutes (in
the Schedule Trigger dialog choose "Fire Trigger: On Specific Dates" and add the current date and
the current time plus a couple of minutes).
5) Log off (or lock the workstation) and wait
After a few minutes the trigger will fire, the AutoLoginJob will run and the specified user will
automatically log in. You can add a "Run Job" action to this job in order to call the main job that
will perform the GUI automation after the login is completed. The last action of your main job could
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be a "Log Off" action to automatically log off.
Keep in mind that the above solution will not work under Windows Vista, due to
enhanced security of the new OS. Also, currently it does not work if you access the
machine where WinAutomation is running through remote desktop.
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AutoLogin.exe 20 KB
AutoLoginJob.waj 13 KB
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