event type = keypress can't type dots/periods?

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mmelon
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event type = keypress can't type dots/periods?

Post by mmelon » Fri Sep 16, 2016 1:54 pm

Hi,

I was trying to automate sending a email via gmail within chrome on my work imac

Setting the record type to event captured it all correct, but when it plays back the dots in my email address don't type so the macro fails.

Have i done something wrong?

VERSION BUILD=844 RECORDER=CR
URL GOTO=https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox
EVENT TYPE=CLICK SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(7)>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(2)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(2)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV" BUTTON=0
EVENTS TYPE=KEYPRESS SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(12)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(4)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>FORM>DIV>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>DIV>DIV>TEXTAREA" CHARS="mike.edwards@gmail.com"
EVENT TYPE=CLICK SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(12)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(4)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>FORM>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>INPUT" BUTTON=0
EVENTS TYPE=KEYPRESS SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(12)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(4)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>FORM>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>INPUT" CHARS="subject"
EVENT TYPE=CLICK SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(12)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(4)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(2)>DIV>DIV>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>DIV:nth-of-type(2)>DIV" BUTTON=0
EVENTS TYPE=KEYPRESS SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(12)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(4)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(2)>DIV>DIV>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>DIV:nth-of-type(2)>DIV" CHARS="body"
EVENT TYPE=KEYDOWN SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(12)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(4)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(2)>DIV>DIV>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>DIV:nth-of-type(2)>DIV" KEY=91 MODIFIERS="meta"
EVENT TYPE=KEYDOWN SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(12)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(4)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(2)>DIV>DIV>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>DIV:nth-of-type(2)>DIV" KEY=13 MODIFIERS="meta"
EVENT TYPE=KEYUP SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(7)>DIV:nth-of-type(2)" KEY=91
iimfun
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Re: event type = keypress can't type dots/periods?

Post by iimfun » Tue Sep 20, 2016 1:30 pm

Hi,

Try to type your text with dots

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EVENTS TYPE=KEYPRESS SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(12)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(4)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>FORM>DIV>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>DIV>DIV>TEXTAREA" CHARS="mike.edwards@gmail.com"
via the clipboard variable as follows

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SET !CLIPBOARD "mike.edwards@gmail.com"
EVENT TYPE=CLICK SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(12)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(4)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>FORM>DIV>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>DIV>DIV>TEXTAREA" BUTTON=0
EVENT TYPE=KEYPRESS SELECTOR="HTML>BODY>DIV:nth-of-type(12)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(3)>DIV>DIV>DIV:nth-of-type(4)>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>FORM>DIV>TABLE>TBODY>TR>TD:nth-of-type(2)>DIV>DIV>TEXTAREA" KEY=86 MODIFIERS="meta"
SET !CLIPBOARD NULL
mmelon
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Re: event type = keypress can't type dots/periods?

Post by mmelon » Tue Sep 20, 2016 2:11 pm

hey. i will give that a spin and let you know.

I am assuming you have added some sort of paste command at the end. Possibly the bit that says key=86 modifiers="meta"

Quick question: is imacros device agnostic, so if a mac requires meta-v to paste, but a pc requires ctrl+v to paste, does imacros swap as appropriate?

Thanks for getting back to me.

Kind regards,
Mike
iimfun
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Re: event type = keypress can't type dots/periods?

Post by iimfun » Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:27 am

Hey,

If a PC requires 'ctrl+v' for paste command, the code must look like

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EVENT TYPE=KEYPRESS SELECTOR="someSelector" KEY=86 MODIFIERS="ctrl"
In case of some doubts just record this action in iMacros for Chrome.
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