AutoIt
 
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/
 
AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and
general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control
manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages
(e.g. VBScript and SendKeys). AutoIt is also very small, self-contained and will run on 95,
98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003 out of the box with no annoying "runtimes" required! You can even
make compiled executable scripts that can run without AutoIt being installed!
 
AutoIt was initially designed for PC "roll out" situations to reliably configure thousands of
PCs, but with the arrival of v3 it has become a powerful language able to cope with most scripting needs.
 
    AutoIt can:
  • Provide a general-purpose scripting language for all Windows versions
  • Simulate keystrokes (supports most keyboard layouts)
  • Simulate mouse movements and clicks
  • Move, resize and manipulate windows
  • Interact directly with "controls" on a window (set/get text from edit controls, check boxes and radio buttons, select items in drop-down lists, etc.)
  • Create complex user interfaces (GUIs)
  • Work with the clipboard to cut/paste text items
  • Provide a scriptable RunAs function for Windows 2000/XP/2003

 
Unlike AutoIt2, the new AutoIt v3 language has a much more standard syntax -similar to VBScript
and BASIC - and now supports complex expressions, user functions, looping and everything else that
veteran scripters would expect.
 
As with previous versions, AutoIt has been designed to be as small as possible and stand-alone with
no external .dll files or registry entries required. Scripts can also be compiled into stand-alone
executables with Aut2Exe.
 

For those that like ROBOCOPY from Microsoft here is an Autoit script to use a GUI wrapper with Robocopy.

RoboCopy GUI
http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=28754&hl=robocopy+gui

Edited by NTDOC (2006-09-19 08:35 PM)