Using tab Buttons on an HTML page - timeout

[tonnyb01]

Using tab Buttons on an HTML page

Using the free Chrome attachment.
Windows 7 64 bit
Chrome Version 52.0.2743.116 m

I have a Imacros script that activates a button which sends data to a server, which then sends data back to me. The data submission retrieval part is handled by a php script. Sometime the sever takes too long and the Imacros script times out. How do I get the Imacros script to wait for the info to load before executing the BACK command? I am currently using the WAIT SECONDS command to get this to work but sometimes 1 sec isn't enough and the script times out; it seems that there must be a better way to do this. Here is part of the current script I am using.

VERSION BUILD=8350307 RECORDER=CR
URL GOTO=http://localhost/asin3.htm
TAG POS=1 TYPE=INPUT:SUBMIT FORM=ACTION:a2.php ATTR=NAME:Submitbutton
WAIT SECONDS = 1
BACK
TAG POS=2 TYPE=INPUT:SUBMIT FORM=ACTION:a2.php ATTR=NAME:Submitbutton
WAIT SECONDS = 1
BACK
TAG POS=3 TYPE=INPUT:SUBMIT FORM=ACTION:a2.php ATTR=NAME:Submitbutton
WAIT SECONDS = 1
BACK

...

TAG POS=160 TYPE=INPUT:SUBMIT FORM=ACTION:a2.php ATTR=NAME:Submitbutton
WAIT SECONDS = 1
BACK
...

Thanks

[iimfun]

1. First of all I recommend rewriting the macro so that you could play it in loop mode

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SET locUrl http://localhost/asin3.htm
SET currUrl EVAL("({{!LOOP}} == 1) ? '{{locUrl}}' : 'javascript:void(0);';")
URL GOTO={{currUrl}}

TAG POS={{!LOOP}} TYPE=INPUT:SUBMIT FORM=ACTION:a2.php ATTR=NAME:Submitbutton
WAIT SECONDS=1
BACK

2. Let's assume that the server response is something like "... Submission is OK ! ...". So your macro may look like

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' max extra time to wait for the server response
SET !TIMEOUT_STEP 3
SET locUrl http://localhost/asin3.htm
SET currUrl EVAL("({{!LOOP}} == 1) ? '{{locUrl}}' : 'javascript:void(0);';")
URL GOTO={{currUrl}}

TAG POS={{!LOOP}} TYPE=INPUT:SUBMIT FORM=ACTION:a2.php ATTR=NAME:Submitbutton
WAIT SECONDS=1
TAG POS=1 TYPE=BODY ATTR=TXT:*OK*
BACK

I think the idea is clear.

[tonnyb01]

Thanks or replying. Your help is appreciated.

I tried to run the code in the first panel exactly as you wrote it and got

RuntimeError: element INPUT specified by NAME:Submitbutton was not found, line: 5

Anthony

[iimfun]

Does the following code work fine in usual mode?

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SET locUrl http://localhost/asin3.htm
SET currUrl EVAL("({{!LOOP}} == 1) ? '{{locUrl}}' : 'javascript:void(0);';")
URL GOTO={{currUrl}}

TAG POS=1 TYPE=INPUT:SUBMIT FORM=ACTION:a2.php ATTR=NAME:Submitbutton EXTRACT=TXT
TAG POS=2 TYPE=INPUT:SUBMIT FORM=ACTION:a2.php ATTR=NAME:Submitbutton EXTRACT=TXT
TAG POS=3 TYPE=INPUT:SUBMIT FORM=ACTION:a2.php ATTR=NAME:Submitbutton EXTRACT=TXT

[tonnyb01]

This code works fine. It extracts the name of the button called by TAG POS = command.

[iimfun]

OK. And what about this macro played both in usual and loop modes?

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SET locUrl http://localhost/asin3.htm
SET currUrl EVAL("({{!LOOP}} == 1) ? '{{locUrl}}' : 'javascript:void(0);';")
URL GOTO={{currUrl}}

TAG POS={{!LOOP}} TYPE=INPUT:SUBMIT FORM=ACTION:a2.php ATTR=NAME:Submitbutton EXTRACT=TXT

[tonnyb01]

I get the looping but it doesn't extract the text. I get #EANF# each time instead of the button "txt." In fact the loop's command to extract the text times out and then repeatedly present the extract box with #EANF#.

[tonnyb01]

I really appreciate you taking the time to help me with this.

[iimfun]

The last code must work and I can't guess what may be wrong. However the loop problem wasn't your main issue. What d'you think about the idea from the 2nd part of my first post here?