Automatic plugin installation

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YoanP
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Automatic plugin installation

Post by YoanP » Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:40 pm

Hi,

I would like to install automatically the imacros firefox plugin when I create a new firefox session.
If she's not existing, I create the new session with the firefox command line. But without a manually installation of the plugin, I can't play imacro.

Is it possible ?

Thanks
chivracq
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Re: Automatic plugin installation

Post by chivracq » Tue Mar 17, 2020 5:08 pm

YoanP wrote:
Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:40 pm
Hi,

I would like to install automatically the imacros firefox plugin when I create a new firefox session.
If she's not existing, I create the new session with the firefox command line. But without a manually installation of the plugin, I can't play imacro.

Is it possible ?

Thanks

Your Thread might get moved to the 'Installation' Sub-Forum...

FCIM...! :mrgreen: (... again...!, read my Sig..., and maybe an "Idea" to read the Forum Rules "one day", you've already been asked to mention your FCI when you open a Thread on the Forum..., "we" (Advanced Users) usually don't react/answer otherwise... :idea: )

I'm not sure I understand exactly what you mean by "when I create a new firefox session", maybe if you posted your Script how you do that, that would be easier to "follow" you... :?
But you "normally" install iMacros only once and directly after installing FF if you already know you'll be using iMacros... (And it's an "Add-on", not a "Plugin"...)

I haven't tried for several years, but on FF at least until FF55 I think (+ iMacros for FF v8.9.7), I'm not sure if that still works with FF on WebExtensions from FF56, and it works also with Pale Moon (at least until PM26, + iMacros for FF v8.8.2), after installing FF/PM, you could copy/replace/create a FF/PM Profile from an existing Profile (even for the Default Profile) and you could also import automatically all Add-ons already installed in the "original"/'Source" Profile without the Need to redownload/reinstall them from the Mozilla Add-on Gallery. I've done it a few times "in the past", and it worked... 8)

And that Profile Creation/Copy could be automated/initiated from a '.bat' File for example, if you are on Win32/64. :idea:
It's a bit cumbersome I would think, but I would expect it to work... :|
Last edited by chivracq on Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:57 am, edited 1 time in total.
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- Script & URL help a lot for more "educated" Help...
chivracq
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Re: Automatic plugin installation

Post by chivracq » Tue Mar 17, 2020 5:17 pm

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Last edited by chivracq on Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:58 am, edited 1 time in total.
- (F)CI(M) = (Full) Config Info (Missing): iMacros + Browser + OS (+ all 3 Versions + 'Free'/'PE'/'Trial').
- FCI not mentioned: I don't even read the Qt...! (or only to catch Spam!)
- Script & URL help a lot for more "educated" Help...
YoanP
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Re: Automatic plugin installation

Post by YoanP » Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:53 am

Hi,

Thanks for your answer.

I'm on windows 10, Entreprise Licence, last iMacros version.

I need to use firefox profiles in order to using proxy settings (I'm actually using iMacros browser with "PROXY" function but I want to switch to firefox).

I have a lot of profiles (about 1000) in several computers.

To create profile automatically, I use command like :

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firefox.exe -createProfile "%name% %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\%name%"
cd /D "%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\%name%"
But to use iMacros with firefox, I need to install the iMacros add-on ( 8) ).
So, I need to install this addon globally, for every new created profiles.
For this, I read http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installing_ex ... stallation
but it's not working.

You have solutions ?

Thanks
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