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IT for my Life/CAT Tool Programming

Choice of Programming Language

There are tons of programming languages you can use to automate the translation process. But I think 2 are most convenient in Windows Operating system. One is Python and the other is Autohotkey. Here, I’ll use Autohotkey because,

  1. Autohotkey could be slightly faster than Python when dealing with Microsoft Office products.
  2. On similar extent, it better communicates with COMObj commands.
  3. Supports RegexReplace & RegexMatch. As well as SafeArray.
  4. Grammar is very similar to Javascript.

You can download the latest version of Autohotkey at their website: https://www.autohotkey.com

Also for the language editor, you need something like Visual Studio Code. When it comes to Autohotkey, I found that AHK Studio by Maestrith is the best. You can also download it from his website: https://www.maestrith.com/ahk-studio/

Now after you finish intalling both, you’re now good to start programming.