User's Guide
Webmetrics RIA Script Recorder
Welcome. This guide will show users how the Webmetrics Script Recorder works and how to make use of the recorder's features and functions
Getting Started
Overview
Essential Tips and Tricks
Installing the Script Recorder
Starting the Script Recorder
Commenting your script
Recording a script
Playing a script
Playing a script saved to Webmetrics
How to...
Basics
Navigate to a page
Click on a link
Click on a checkbox
Use select lists
Select radio inputs
Click submit buttons
Click images
Identify elements using the form tag
Script elements not listed
Close Dialog Boxes
Generate Random Variables
Validation
Adding a searchstring
Adding an errorstring
Verifying that a certain image has loaded
Advanced Topics
Navigating pages that automatically refresh
Navigating AJAX heavy websites
Bypassing SSL certificate errors
Handling elements not recorded by the Script Recorder
Script sometimes record correctly or playback is incorrect
Troubleshooting
Essential Tips and Tricks
During playback, script is encounters an UnknownObjectException
Script Recorder update caused an error
Script doesn't play when clicking play button
Script Recorder does not record user actions
Popup window does not appear
WIN32OLERuntimeError when trying to access a frame
An AutoComplete dialog causes my script to pause
Exceptions
UnknownObjectException
ObjectDisabledException
UnknownFrameException
UnknownFormException
ObjectReadOnlyException
UnknownCellException
NoMatchingWindowException
Additional Information
Technologies supported
Technologies not supported