Monthly Archives: June 2021
AA: Scraping Data Off The Bot Store (Part-I)
Automation Anywhere at its core consists of a series of scripts bundled up into click and drag Actions, which is bundled up even further into Packages and finally bundled up into an end to end SaaS called Automation 360. And that’s not all. With a little bit of Java, you too can create your own…
Group By, With Lambda Syntax
Last week, we explored Group By using query syntax. I also provided a hint as to what the Group By will look like when formulated using Lambda Expressions. I have modified the test case a little, because If I were to merely pull out the Key and Count, that would bore me to death. We will perform…
Do NOT Send These Mails
Every once in a while, I go off rails and experiment with various topics. Satire always intrigued me, and I write bits and pieces here and there, but I was unable to formulate them into a proper article until recently. Here is my take on how you ought NOT to draft mails. But before that,…
AA: Minimize The Task Window With This
When we run automations with Automation 360, a task window pops up, indicating the progress of our automation. It is useful as it not only tells us at which stage the bot is currently at, but also provides us with the option of pausing or stopping the automation, in case something goes wrong. Of course,…
“Group By” Is Pretty Useful. Here, I’ll Show You.
Group By might seem scary at first, but that’s because it is. Everything is difficult before it becomes easy. You will eventually make the leap, but for that to happen, you have to know what Group By is. You can’t leap without knowing what you are leaping into, or you will leap for an escape. Grouping Stuff…
AA: Finding Last File in Folder
If you wish to skip past my rambling, click here. Automation often involves directory management, which is a fancy way of saying “Arrange data into respective storage units/bins” which is also a fancy way of saying “Store data appropriately”. Storing excel workbooks in folders is one such example of directory management, but that is too simplistic….
LINQ: Select Where When Applicable, or Just Select
Grammar Nazis will point out that I’ve made a syntactical error in the title. Software developers will also be scratching their heads, wondering what I was trying to convey by that title, and might even go so far as to side with the Grammar Nazis. Everything will make sense, once you reach the end of…
AA: “Log To File” Done Right
In an earlier post, we explored Automation Anywhere’ s error handling capabilities. Today, we are going to dig a little deeper and refine our Error Handling Process. You May Log Errors in One of Two Ways One is by haphazardly outputting everything onto notepad, while the other is by outputting details into the right file, in uniform…
UiPath: Commonly Used Variables
I’ve written this for a very good reason. And no, it’s not because I’ve run out of topics, in fact I’m bursting with ideas, but am too lazy to jot them down before they vanish into the abyss they sprang out from. Now that we have that out of the way, lets head back to…
AA: Dictionary Variable Is a Little Special
Dictionaries often come in handy when housing or grouping similar data. Sure, you have Lists, but they merely “house” data. Read on and you will understand what I meant by that. Lets Talk About Houses Lists provide their tenants with full access. They can occupy any room they please, at any given time but their…