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Configuration Files, and Why We Need Them
Ever heard of the method of Loci? It’s spelt with a “c”, not a “k”. Anyways, the method of Loci is a memory technique designed by a sixth century poet named Simonides. “Designed” might not be the right term for it, since he had more or less chanced upon it. Simonides was a poet, which…
RPA & VBA – Do They Mix?
While VBA is not the most powerful language out there, it is definitely worth learning but before I tell you why you should learn at least the basics, let’s address few misconceptions. “VBA is Outdated“ This is partially true, but that doesn’t automatically make VBA obsolete. Microsoft hasn’t issued a statement that they will stop…
Automate Incognito…But Why?
We’ve all used Chrome’s incognito mode for reasons I am not about to go into. So why do we do it? Let me rephrase that, why do we use incognito? What’s so special about it? Adding to What We Already Know It hides your activity online…well sort of, but yeah. Incognito doesn’t store the history,…
Leverage APIs with RPA
Are you sick and tired of performing manual and repetitive tasks every day? Hire a RPA developer and kiss your problems goodbye! Are you sick and tired of automating manual and repetitive tasks, only to retrofit those very same manual and repetitive tasks each time the application receives an update? Yes, I’m Sick of It…
DON’T Send These Mails: I Know I’m Late, But Here’s Why
Welcome to another installation of DON’T Send These Mails! Today, we will draft mails to our manager explaining why we showed up late to work. I mean we all make mistakes, don’t we? Our managers need to understand that we have responsibilities at home which we slack off on as well. I’m not sure what…
Pivot Tables Without the Pivot “Table” (Part-II)
If you haven’t read Part-I then I will come and haunt you in your dreams. . . . Now that we have our XML ready, we can mimic pivot table behavior with it. Well, Kinda. Pivot tables are easy to customize, whereas what I’m about to show you right now is not nearly as customizable…
Pivot Tables Without the “Pivot Table” (Part-I)
While Automation Anywhere is fantastic at Excel Automation, there are instances where it falls short but it’s not due to negligence. It isn’t practical to develop Actions or Commands for every conceivable operation, because maintaining that would be a nightmare, let along developing them which is why I believe it’s important for RPA Developers to…
AA: Show XML Some Love
While HTML displays data on the web, XML stores and transfers data. Sure, there is a lot more to it than that, but its better to keep things short and simple so that people can follow along and won’t ask any difficult questions. Ok I’ll be honest, I’m not really that good at XML. Every…
AA: RPA Comes in Various Shapes, Sizes and Customization Forms (Part – III)
Now that you have learnt how to create forms, or at least know “what” Interactive Forms are, it’s time to make those Forms Interactive. Sure, the rules make it interactive, but it doesn’t bring it to life. You need a bot to breathe life into is so that it may receive/provide inputs. Remember, the Form…
LINQuist: Order By “Phrases”
If you know how to order items in a DataTable by a given column, then you are probably looking for something a little more advanced. But really, how much more advanced can we get with this? Why would I want to order it any more than it already is? There are times when the OrderBy…