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Automate key sequences for repetitive tasks, reference XML data

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Automate key sequences for repetitive tasks. Enter data into forms from XML files.
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;

using System.Diagnostics;

namespace Automator
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for ProcessBrowserForm.
	/// </summary>
	public class ProcessBrowserForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
	{
		private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox processList;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Panel buttonsPanel;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button okButton;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button cancelButton;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button reloadButton;
		/// <summary>
		/// Required designer variable.
		/// </summary>
		private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

		public string ProcessTitle
		{
			get
			{
				return this.processList.SelectedItem.ToString();
			}
		}

		public ProcessBrowserForm()
		{
			//
			// Required for Windows Form Designer support
			//
			InitializeComponent();

			//
			// TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
			//
			this.reloadButton_Click(null, null);
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
		{
			if( disposing )
			{
				if(components != null)
				{
					components.Dispose();
				}
			}
			base.Dispose( disposing );
		}

		#region Windows Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			this.processList = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
			this.buttonsPanel = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
			this.reloadButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.okButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.cancelButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.buttonsPanel.SuspendLayout();
			this.SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// processList
			// 
			this.processList.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
			this.processList.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
			this.processList.Name = "processList";
			this.processList.ScrollAlwaysVisible = true;
			this.processList.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 264);
			this.processList.Sorted = true;
			this.processList.TabIndex = 1;
			this.processList.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.processList_SelectedIndexChanged);
			// 
			// buttonsPanel
			// 
			this.buttonsPanel.Controls.Add(this.reloadButton);
			this.buttonsPanel.Controls.Add(this.okButton);
			this.buttonsPanel.Controls.Add(this.cancelButton);
			this.buttonsPanel.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom;
			this.buttonsPanel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 226);
			this.buttonsPanel.Name = "buttonsPanel";
			this.buttonsPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 40);
			this.buttonsPanel.TabIndex = 2;
			// 
			// reloadButton
			// 
			this.reloadButton.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)));
			this.reloadButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
			this.reloadButton.Name = "reloadButton";
			this.reloadButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 24);
			this.reloadButton.TabIndex = 3;
			this.reloadButton.Text = "Reload";
			this.reloadButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.reloadButton_Click);
			// 
			// okButton
			// 
			this.okButton.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
			this.okButton.Enabled = false;
			this.okButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(232, 8);
			this.okButton.Name = "okButton";
			this.okButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 24);
			this.okButton.TabIndex = 2;
			this.okButton.Text = "OK";
			this.okButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.okButton_Click);
			// 
			// cancelButton
			// 
			this.cancelButton.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
			this.cancelButton.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
			this.cancelButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(160, 8);
			this.cancelButton.Name = "cancelButton";
			this.cancelButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 24);
			this.cancelButton.TabIndex = 1;
			this.cancelButton.Text = "Cancel";
			this.cancelButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.cancelButton_Click);
			// 
			// ProcessBrowserForm
			// 
			this.AcceptButton = this.okButton;
			this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
			this.CancelButton = this.cancelButton;
			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
			this.Controls.Add(this.buttonsPanel);
			this.Controls.Add(this.processList);
			this.Name = "ProcessBrowserForm";
			this.Text = "Process Browser";
			this.buttonsPanel.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.ResumeLayout(false);

		}
		#endregion

		private void reloadButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			this.reloadButton.Enabled = false;
			this.processList.Items.Clear();
			Process[] plist = Process.GetProcesses();
			foreach (Process p in plist)
			{
				if (p.MainWindowTitle.Trim().Length > 0)
				{
					this.processList.Items.Add(p.MainWindowTitle.Trim());
				}
			}
			this.reloadButton.Enabled = true;
		}

		private void okButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			this.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
			this.Close();
		}

		private void cancelButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			this.DialogResult = DialogResult.Cancel;
			this.Close();
		}

		private void processList_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			if (this.processList.SelectedIndices.Count == 1)
			{
				this.okButton.Enabled = true;
			}
			else
			{
				this.okButton.Enabled = false;
			}
		}
	}
}

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