Replay
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To replay any macro from the macro directory, open the Play tab, select a macro from the list and press play. During replay a blue frame shows you which parts of the web site are being manipulated. To run iMacros in the background, click on the minimizetray button [iMacros Browser only].

To replay the recorded sequence several times, fill in the number of loops and press Play (Loop):repeat

There are two different options that affect the speed at which macros are replayed. These can be set in the Settings tab of the Options dialog or they can also be changed within the macro with the !REPLAYSPEED variable.

The first option is the replay speed, which can be set to three different values:
·FAST: The macro is replayed at maximum speed (Recommended in most cases).  
·MEDIUM: iMacros waits for 0.25s between each command.  
·SLOW: iMacros waits 1s between each command.  

The second option is to insert WAIT statements during recording. If the checkbox marked "RECORD original speed" is marked, WAIT statements are included. Thus, during replay, these WAIT statements slow down the process of replaying.

Tip: If you do want the blue frame to appear during replay, add the following statement to your macro:

SET !POINTER YES

Errors during replay
We work hard to make iMacros as "intelligent" as possible, but it still is not as smart as you. If an error occurs during replay, it is mostly due to a "tricky" web page at which one of the automatic suggestions of the iMacros Recorder failed. In almost all cases, re-recording the macro with different settings or manually editing the macro solves the problem. For recording tips, please see Recording and for information on how to edit your macro, go to the Edit Macros section.




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