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Automator Virtual Input 1.0
**Function:** Automator Virtual Input extends Apple's Automator automation program to give it complete control over the keyboard and mouse cursor. Automator Virtual Input allows Automator to access anything you can by simulating mouse clicks, movement and drags along with keyboard key presses.
**Author**: [Singed Labcoat Productions](http://labcoat.tauniverse.com/)
**Notes**: By simply listing the actions you wish to preform, like any other Automator action, then using the "Run Virtual Input" action, the keyboard and mouse are at your command. This allows you to access all the functions available to you in any given program, no longer confined by the limited actions available. 3 example workflows are also included with full explanations of the actions taking place in each to give an example of what Automator Virtual Input is capable of.
[Automator Virtual Input](http://labcoat.tauniverse.com/virtualinput/index.html) allows you to preform the following:
* Simulate a Left Mouse Button Click.
* Simulate a Right Mouse Button Click.
* Simulate the keyboard typing.
* Simulate the mouse being moved.
* Simulate a keyboard command and/or shortcut being pressed.
* Simulate the mouse being dragged.
* Resize and Reposition active windows.
* Press and Hold down keys.
* Release keys held down.
* Simulate Tab, Return, Arrow or Function keys being pressed.
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This strikes me as a virus-maker’s dream.
Comment by Martin — September 8, 2006 @ 11:25 am
Great program, $25 makes it a little much for a automator action, but the demo works for now.
Comment by Armstrong — November 7, 2006 @ 12:41 pm
Perhaps a script kiddie’s dream but certainly not a virus maker. This is going to save me an awful lot o time automating a 4D based medical billing program that is currently not scriptable. Remember, everything that could be done now could have been done before, just without the pretty interface. Automator is all about putting an easy front end on existing abilities.
Comment by TM Lutas — November 18, 2006 @ 10:29 am
Hi does any1 have registration code !
Comment by Yogasun — May 9, 2009 @ 3:20 pm
What the f***. I can’t even use demo? How do I do that? There is 2 options: Register and help…. But how can I action?
Comment by anders — June 26, 2009 @ 12:24 pm
This is garbage, the nag screen stops the demo everytime is there anyway to avoid it?
I’m certainly not buying it if the demo won’t even work.
Comment by Mackenzie — November 14, 2009 @ 4:51 pm
I cant even use it. I need the registration code in order to use it.
Comment by Harry — December 20, 2009 @ 10:30 am
I purchase automator virtual imput, all was ok
but one day the workflows weren’t in automator so I decide to download again to reobtain the workflows.
It works but now the AuVIm ask me for my registration, I try the licence I purchase but each time I launch the app it ask me again for that.
Finally I decide to contact labcoat@labcoat.tauniverse.com but he disapear…
(DNS Error: Domain name not found)
Not more apps frpm single devellopers for me.
Marco
Comment by marco — April 8, 2010 @ 10:52 am