Desktop Automation automation templates

Renames every file in a directory by appending the current date to its name. A quick way to version artefacts, snapshots, or export batches.

Copies every file from a source directory into a destination, with optional overwrite. Demonstrates how to enumerate files and drive file-system operations from a subflow.

Scans a directory and deletes files whose size falls inside a min/max range. Useful for pruning oversized logs or clearing tiny scratch files.

Walks a directory, locates zero-byte files, and deletes them in a single pass. Handy for cleaning up broken export folders.

Drives the Windows Calculator through native UI automation to validate arithmetic. A concrete template for end-to-end GUI testing of desktop apps.

Launches the system file explorer pointed at a given path. Minimal template demonstrating the Application.Launch node.

Generates an HTML page for the current week and sends it to the default printer. Useful for team dashboards or physical planning boards.

Iterates a folder of documents and sends each one to the default printer. A compact recipe for automating bulk print jobs.

Starts a desktop application by executable path — the simplest form of process orchestration in Robomotion.

Opens Notepad and types a provided string into its editor window. Demonstrates how to pair Application.Launch with keyboard automation.

Opens a .pptx file, exports it to PDF, and saves it next to the original. Automates a common office pipeline end to end.