Looking for an offline bot (I think)

Hi guys,

So every single day for many years I have logged on to my computer, visited a number of sites copied and pasted the same bit of information, pasted them into outlook and emailed them to myself.


I would like to know is there a bot that can do that?

Also, whenever a new client signs up for my services, in our consultation, I recommend they sign up to various social media platforms.

Because they are not particularly savvy people, I sometimes have to do this on their behalf. Is it possible, and I know it's a bit of a long shot, for them to fill a form online. Then some sort of a bot, on a free computer I have, sign up for all these accounts?

OR could I record my computer entering an email address, name, phone number and other details in a spreadsheet and replay it on some Macro?

So it would autonatically sign up inputting details from a spreadsheet I’ve compiled.

I’ve tried looking at macro recording tools as an extension to chrome, but cannot seem to find one that works to inputs data INTO a browser.

Sorry guys, I’m more business orientated than technical so I struggle with terminology.

Help is greatly appreciated.

Thank You in advance!

LimmyB said:

OR could I record my computer entering an email address, name, phone number and other details in a spreadsheet and replay it on some Macro?

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iMacros can do this. I wouldn't recommend the Chrome addon, but the standalone browser or the Firefox addon (recent changes in Firefox killed a few features). You record the account creation process on the desired site and it fills out the required fields from a .csv.

HoNeYBiRD said:

iMacros can do this. I wouldn't recommend the Chrome addon, but the standalone browser or the Firefox addon (recent changes in Firefox killed a few features). You record the account creation process on the desired site and it fills out the required fields from a .csv.

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Ah ok, I’ll check this out. Thanks

for Mac-users I'd recommend the on board Automator. Works quite smooth with safari

Just have in mind that you'll most likely have to modify these macros, whenever the registration form of any of these websites changes.

Yeah there is something that can help you. If you really want to solve this problem, you should hire a python freelancer that can program that for you.

Python is a great language for automated tasks!

asmss said:

for Mac-users I'd recommend the on board Automator. Works quite smooth with safari

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latnemele77 said:

Just have in mind that you'll most likely have to modify these macros, whenever the registration form of any of these websites changes.

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dennsen said:

Yeah there is something that can help you. If you really want to solve this problem, you should hire a python freelancer that can program that for you.

Python is a great language for automated tasks!

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Thanks alot everyone! Appreciate the help

Lots of ways to do this - AutoIT, AutoHotkeys, iMacros.. If you know javascript - Browser Extensions can do a lot. All have a learning curve if you want to DIY but worth the effort as you can support yourself.

For really sophisticated automation you would probably need to use python, C# or most other programming languages.

There are many commercial automation tools available but suggest you stay away from them because they all suck the moment things get complicated, so I'm not naming any. For the things that they handle well you can use the tools mentioned in para 1.