A guide to automation using AHK with Chrome

What is AHK? 

A scripting language for desktop automation. Find out more from this link: https://www.autohotkey.com/

What are the requirements? 

• Windows Operating system
• Install AHK from https://www.autohotkey.com/
• Install GitHub Desktop https://desktop.github.com/ if you haven't
• Then Git clone https://github.com/G33kDude/Chrome.ahk.git
• Install Google Chrome https://www.google.com/chrome/ if you haven't

On this tutorial, I will be demonstrating some examples of how you can launch a browser, input some fields then click on a few buttons. All can be done automatically!

Click on this GIF for better view 👆

Once you have setup above requirements, you can navigate to your Git cloned folder.

Now we right-click on the empty space and create an AutoHotkey Script.

We are going to rename it as Login.ahk
Then right-click on the Login.ahk and select Edit Script

It should open a notepad or you may open with your favourite editor.
Paste in below codes for the sample.

#SingleInstance Force
#Include ../Chrome.ahk

FileCreateDir, ChromeProfile
ChromeInst := new Chrome("ChromeProfile")

PageInst := ChromeInst.GetPage()
PageInst.Call("Page.navigate", {"url": "https://dagiccross.github.io/bootstrap_sample_page/index.html"})
PageInst.WaitForLoad()

Sleep 1500
PageInst.Evaluate("document.getElementById('Email').value='example@email.com'")
Sleep 1000
PageInst.Evaluate("document.getElementById('Password').value='Mypassword'")
Sleep 1000
PageInst.Evaluate("document.querySelector('#Remember').click()")
Sleep 1000
PageInst.Evaluate("document.querySelector('body > div > select').value=""1""")
Sleep 1000
PageInst.Evaluate("document.querySelector('#customCheck1').checked = true")
Sleep 1000
PageInst.Evaluate("document.getElementById('submit').click()")

;PageInst.Call("Browser.close")
;PageInst.Disconnect()

;ExitApp
return

Save it and right-click Login.ahk then select Run Script.

Now watch the automation goes live like the GIF I showed above! 😀

Free feel to comment below if anything you wish to know more or some roadblock setting this up.
I might be able to explain more of how the code works in the future when I got free time! 🙏