How to control windows GUI applications from perl?

mp has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Is there any way to control windows applications from perl? I am trying to come up with a way to automate loading and storing of files in a windows program for which those operations are very slow.

I have done some google searching for an answer for this, but other than Win32::OLE, which I don't think this application supports, I've not been able to turn up anything.

Any ideas?

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Re: How to control windows GUI applications from perl? by Corion (Patriarch) on Jan 17, 2005 at 18:42 UTC
Win32::GUITest is a module that allows you to do this.	[reply]
Re: How to control windows GUI applications from perl? by ldln (Pilgrim) on Jan 17, 2005 at 18:49 UTC
Check out Writting and reading from windows applications.	[reply]
Re: How to control windows GUI applications from perl? by Solo (Deacon) on Jan 17, 2005 at 21:33 UTC
Win32::Setupsup, which is not available on the CPAN, but can be found at http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ courtesy of Randy Kobes. --Solo -- You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake; well, this could be it, sweetheart.	[reply]

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