Macro Gets In Some Sort Of Loop

[pthomass]

Hi,

 

I just downloaded the trial of Macro Express 3 and tried some stuff.

 

I tried opening Internet explorer, go to the IP_ADRESS of a device in my network, log in using username and pasword and tried opening something.

 

At the moment the log in was accepted, I wait 10 seconds to load the page, the I move the mouse and then click with the left mouse button. After I have moved the mouse, I see in the adressbar that the password I used earlier is filled in. Perhaps the username is filled in first, but I cannot see that, it's to fast.

 

Anyone else had this problem?

[randallc]

Hi,

Probably easy to sort out if you post the code; there are delays/ wait for windows etc to get used to here (probably).

 

best, Randall

[kevin]

You may need to slow the macro down to determine what is going on. I generally insert some delay commands around each step. At first I set the delays fairly long. Once the macro is working, I slow it down by adjusting the delays. Also, you might want to try the Wait for Web Page command. Something like this may work:

// Load IE, enter the ip address and wait until IE is no longer busy
Web Site: 192.168.0.99 [Default Browser]
Wait for Web Page: ""

// Do a long delay for now
Delay 10 Seconds

// Enter login name
Text Type: <login name>
Delay 1 Seconds
Text Type: <TAB>
Delay 2 Seconds

// Enter password
Text Type: <login name>
Delay 1 Seconds
Text Type: <ENTER>
Delay 2 Seconds

After you make sure the macro works, reduce the delays. You might wind up with something like this:

// Load IE, enter the ip address and wait until IE is no longer busy
Web Site: 192.168.0.99 [Default Browser]
Wait for Web Page: ""

// Do a short delay
Delay 1 Seconds

// Enter login name
Text Type: <login name>
Delay 0.1 Seconds
Text Type: <TAB>
Delay 0.1 Seconds

// Enter password
Text Type: <login name>
Delay 0.1 Seconds
Text Type: <ENTER>
Delay 0.1 Seconds

or maybe even this:

// Load IE, enter the ip address and wait until IE is no longer busy
Web Site: 192.168.0.99 [Default Browser]
Wait for Web Page: ""

// Enter login name
Text Type: <login name><TAB>
Delay 0.1 Seconds

// Enter password
Text Type: <login name><ENTER>
Delay 0.1 Seconds

You didn't mention what you are using to activate the macro. If you are using a Window Activated macro then you may need to adjust the macro to prevent multiple activations.

[pthomass]

This is the code I could get with Direct Editor

 

<HTTP2:2:F:http://193.190.57.102>

<TDELAY:10><MMW2:120,215>

<LCLK><TDELAY:10>

<TEXTTYPE:username>

<TEXTTYPE:<TAB>>

<TEXTTYPE:password>

<TEXTTYPE:<ENTER>>

<MMW2:400,165>

<IDELAY:2>

<LCLK>

<IDELAY:10>

<MMW2:370,825>

 

 

 

I hope this is what you mean

[randallc]

Yes, the code is OK (don't need to insert the Crs, though, as it makes it that much harder to paste into the script editor)

I will need to rely on Kevin here; I have never put those addresses into IE on my machines, and when I do uit manually now, with my own machine's numbers, I just get "can't find page" errors.

How do you do it?

Best, Randall

[kevin]

Randall:

I have never put those addresses into IE on my machines, and when I do it manually now, with my own machine's numbers, I just get "can't find page" errors.

Any valid IP address will work. It can be the IP address for a device on your own network or the IP address of a web page. There is no trick to it. Just enter it into the Web Site command. My testing indicates that it doesn't matter if the http:// portion is included or not.

 

pthomass:

To verify the above for Randall I created this macro to log into a device on my network:

Web Site: 192.168.0.2 [Default Browser]
Wait for Web Page: ""
Wait For Window Title: "Connect to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"
Text Type: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<TAB>
Delay 0.1 Seconds
Encrypted Text  // this contains the password
Text Type: <ENTER>
Wait for Web Page: ""
Sound Wave File: DoneF1.wav    // Say 'done' when IE is no longer busy

[pthomass]

Randall:

Any valid IP address will work. It can be the IP address for a device on your own network or the IP address of a web page. There is no trick to it. Just enter it into the Web Site command. My testing indicates that it doesn't matter if the http:// portion is included or not.

 

That IP adress is the adress of a device in my network.

 

pthomass:

To verify the above for Randall I created this macro to log into a device on my network:

Web Site: 192.168.0.2 [Default Browser]
Wait for Web Page: ""
Wait For Window Title: "Connect to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"
Text Type: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<TAB>
Delay 0.1 Seconds
Encrypted Text  // this contains the password
Text Type: <ENTER>
Wait for Web Page: ""
Sound Wave File: DoneF1.wav    // Say 'done' when IE is no longer busy

 

I'll try your code, one question though. As I just started learning Macro Express. The code differs from my code, where do I write that? Is that in direct scripting?

 

 

***EDIT***

Never mind that last question, figured it out