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Keyword Index


Introducing iMacros
Why iMacros?
Using iMacros
Start iMacros
The iMacro Graphical User Interface
Recording
Replay
Edit Macros
Security
Saving Web Sites
Web Site Screenshot
Save Web Site Elements
Download Files
Save Item
Save Target As
Save Picture As
Dialog Manager
Login
Javascript
Web Page Dialogs
Print
Security
Certificates
Page Errors
Print
Offline
Advanced
Tabbed Browser
Frames
Fine Tune TAG Commands
Variables
Proxy Server
Submiting Multiple Datasets to Web Sites
Input from Comma Separated Data (CSV) File
Input from List of Variables File
Input from Database
Extract Data from Websites
Extract single elements
The POS Parameter
Extract with relative Positioning
Using wildcards
Example: Keyword Anchor
Example: Data separated with <br>
Extract complete tables
Extract complete website
Save extracted data
Extract & Scripting Interface
Extract Tech Tip
Asian Language Support
Winclick
Trigger Mouse Over Events
Response Time Measurements
Automating Response Time Measurements
Tips for Accurate Web Response Time Measurements
Change User Agent
Filter
Send Email
Error Handling
Error Codes
Automation
Shortcuts
Batch Files
Schedule Tasks
Control via Scripting Interface
Example Windows Scripting Host
Scripting Example Visual Basic.NET
Intellisense Support
Run iMacros under a different user account
Start as Windows Service
Start from Web Page
ASP/ASP.NET/PHP
Image Recognition Plugin
Search and Click Images/Buttons
Create Images for IMAGESEARCH
Example: Automate Flash Chat Web Applet
Distributing iMacros with your Application
Setup Command Line Parameters
Restricted User Accounts
Modify settings directly
Frequently Asked Questions
Getting started
The web page I am accessing requires IE. Is this a problem?
Are there conditional statements in the Internet Macros language?
Installation
I create macros for my clients. Do you have a free player?
How can I automatically install iMacros?
What if the iMacros icon does not appear in the IE toolbar?
Creating Macros
How to...
How to automate pages where links (URLs) change every time I visit the page?
How can I print a selected frame?
How do I set the focus to a input field for manual entry?
How to create macros that will run on the page displayed in the web browser?
How to read and write from a database?
How do I make the macro continue (and not stop), if somewhere in the macro I get a timeout or error?
How can I do calculations in a macro?
How do I link several macros together?
How to make iMacros stop until a users enters a value?
How to create a macro that can select one from a series of radio buttons?
How to display the content of a variable?
Issues during Replay
Does iMacros work with every web site?
Can we have a loop inside a macro?
Does the macro script wait for the page to fully finish loading?
Why is a certain input box never recorded?
Why is dialog XYZ not handled by iMacros?
How do I make the iMacros Browser appear as native IE (Internet Explorer)?
Extracting Data
I use the EXTRACT command and get the message "Extraction anchor not found". What is the solution?
How can I insert the extracted information back into same webpage?
How to extract information from a table with variable length and/or more than one page?
How to work (fill/extract) with hidden input fields?
How do I extract text from message boxes?
How do I extract data separated with <br> ?
How do I extract the page URL?
Web Testing
How can I search for a specific keyword on a web page?
Keyword Search with TAG
Keyword Search with EXTRACT
Keyword Search with IMAGESEARCH
How to test that certain images will show up when a page is loaded?
What effects has the iMacros Browser itself on application response measurements?
How to set up a 7x24h (non-stop) operation?
iMacros Commands Reference
ADD
BACK
CLEAR
CLICK
CMDLINE
comments
DISCONNECT
EXTRACT
FILEDELETE
FILTER
FRAME
IMAGECLICK
IMAGESEARCH
ONCERTIFICATEDIALOG
ONDIALOG
ONDOWNLOAD
ONERRORDIALOG
ONLOGIN
ONPRINT
ONSECURITYDIALOG
ONWEBPAGEDIALOG
PAUSE
PRINT
PROMPT
PROXY
REDIAL
REFRESH
SAVEAS
SET
SIZE
STOPWATCH
TAB
TAG
URL
VERSION
WAIT
WINCLICK
Built-in Variables
!COLn
!DATASOURCE
!DATASOURCE_COLUMNS
!DATASOURCE_LINE
!DIALOGMANAGER
!ENCRYPTION
!ERRORIGNORE
!ERRORMACRO
!EXTRACT
!EXTRACT_TEST_POPUP
!EXTRACTADD
!EXTRACTDIALOG
!FILELOG
!FILESTOPWATCH
!FOLDERIMACROS
!IMAGEX
!IMAGEY
!LOADCHECK
!LOOP
!MACROTIMEOUT
!NOW
!POINTER
!REPLAYSPEED
!STOPWATCHTIME
!TIMEOUT
!URLCURRENT
!URLSTART
!VAR1
!VAR2
!VAR3
!VARDEFAULT
Command Line Switches
datasource
loop
macro
noexit
silent
timeout
tray
useragent
var_varname
var1
var2
var3
Scripting Interface Command Overview
iimDisplay
iimExit
iimGetLastError
iimGetLastExtract
iimInit
iimPlay
iimSet
Scripting Interface Return Codes
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