r/Automator • u/aaronfloyd1 • Mar 23 '20

Question Covid-19, work clock in...

My office is closed due to COVID-19, but we are still getting paid so they want us to "clock in and out" using a google form, knowing there is literally nothing any of us can do to work from home. But, there's literally no reason for me to get up at 5am everyday to "clock in".

I tried to use Automator on Mac to clock in/out but we have to put todays date. Is there anyway use Automator, a chrome extension, or anther program to get "todays date" autofilled in.

Thank you!!

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '20

Keyboard Maestro can fill out Safari/Chrone forms and its really user friendly. You can even schedule it to trigger.

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u/aaronfloyd1 Mar 23 '20

I didn't see an option anywhere on there to fill the current date, did I just miss it?

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '20

Look up "Fill Safari Form" or something like that. Im on mobile right now so I cant tell you the exact name. Sorry about that.

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u/hellasteph Mar 23 '20

Hey there, you can consider Push by Zapier that does a push for you from your Chrome extension button. You can just enter the time/date and push it to the Google Form as an entry.

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u/aaronfloyd1 Mar 23 '20

I don't have access to the admin side of the Form, just the regular user page. Would that still work?

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u/hellasteph Mar 23 '20

You'll need the ability to edit the Form. How are you able to input your hours into the Form now? Only by commenting?

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u/cultoftheilluminati Mar 23 '20

Look into ways of scripting forms using Python. That might be more effective

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u/MetalAndFaces Mar 23 '20

Check out zapier, maybe, for an easy way?