A Form Filler FAQ
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Q1. Which versions of Windows is A Form Filler compatible with?
Both versions are available for download here. |
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Q2. Does A Form Filler use many system resources?
No, in fact it's specifically designed to be very efficient.
Q3. How long does it take for A Form Filler to fill out a form?
When a new form to be filled out is displayed A Form Filler starts typing into it right away. In a test, A Form Filler flawlessly typed Act 1 Scene 1 of Hamlet into Microsoft Notepad at just over 300 words per minute. In general, a normal form can be completely filled out well within a few seconds.
Q4. Does A Form Filler work on all forms?
Some specialized forms, usually having to do with application security, will not accept key strokes from A Form Filler. However, these are rare.
Q5. Do I need to have the Main Window open to monitor and action forms?
No, just the background worker needs to be running.
Q6. Is A Form Filler really free?
Happily, for you, Yes. Sadly, for me, No.
Keeping A Form Filler alive costs money.
Examples of things I pay for include maintaining this web site, the tools to update the program, and coffee.
Kind donations are always appreciated!
Q7. What changes have been made to A Form Filler since it was first released?
Here is the version history of A Form Filler:
| Version | Release Date | Significant Changes |
| 3.1 | Nov 28, 2012 | a Updated installer as some installations were not being done correctly resulting in a failure screen when the program attempted to start (if version 3.0 installed fine for you, you can skip this update) |
| 3.0 | Oct 28, 2012 |
a More accurately matches forms a Option added to delay password prompt until a form to fill out appears a Move to top and bottom functions added to main window a Old A Form Filler Boss and Worker programs have now been combined into a single program for simplicity a Now runs as either a 32 bit or 64 bit application depending on your versions of Windows a Tested on the public release of Windows 8 |
| 2.5.3 | Aug 8, 2012 | a Visits to
the A Form Filler website (for help, download on update, etc.) now
opens up in your default browser a Corrected issue with automatic check for update |
| 2.5.2 | Aug 6, 2012 | a Corrected issue with master switch not restarting processing in some cases |
| 2.5.1 | Aug 5, 2012 | a Additional
changes to speed up processing a Added the key definition {SPACE} as an equivalent alternative to using just a regular space character |
| 2.5 | Aug 4, 2012 | a
Forms will be acted upon more
quickly (usually within a 1/4 second of them appearing on your
screen) a the Must Contain function is now able to work with more types of form controls a the A Form Filler worker icon now appears correctly in Microsoft Task Manager |
| 2.4 | Jul 22, 2012 | a Corrected the Record feature when
clicking in and out of the 'Keys to Send' field while recording a You can now start typing right away in the Description field when the A Form Filler Add/Change window appears |
| 2.3 | Jul 9, 2012 | a Added Record function a Added {!} as a ¼ second pause command a Added [*] as a wild card option for the Widows to watch for title a Added Help button on Change/Edit window |
| 2.2.1 | Jun 22, 2012 | a Added more keys to send |
| 2.2 | Jun 21, 2012 | a Added {Must Contain “xxx”} and
{Must Not Contain “xxx”} features a Added display of settings and database file locations in the options |
| 2.1 | Jan 1, 2012 | a Updated some internal works, no new functions added |
| 2.0 | Mar 6, 2012 | a Released as freeware |
| 1.6 | Dec 13, 2011 | a Corrected problem with program registration |
| 1.5 | Oct 17, 2011 | a Corrected problems with dropdown box not populating correctly when there were no windows to ignor |
| 1.4 | Aug 16, 2011 | a Updated some internal works, no new functions added - but program more efficient |
| 1.3 | Jul 10, 2011 | a Drop down list on Add/Change list now automatically sorted |
| 1.2 | Jul 4, 2011 | a Added ability to find windows
without titles a Made the program more efficient |
| 1.1 | Jun 29, 2011 | a Added {DATETIME} function a Validates matching {} and valid {Keys} when OK is pressed on the Add/Change window a Closing the Add/Change via the red [X] at the top right of the window acts as a cancel rather then a save |
| 1.0 | June 25, 2011 | a Initial release |