PAD actions are being executed very fast, so you should allow your system some time to respond to them. Best practices Bring to focusīefore starting to build your surface automation, always make sure that the right window is focused and maximized.

If that's the case, then run PAD as admin as well. In case of a desktop application, make sure that the app does not run as administrator. In case of a web page/web application, make sure that the correct settings are in place. To verify that the Web/UI actions cannot be used to interact with a web page/application, first try accessing and interacting with the elements through the Web/Desktop recorders, and then through the Web automation/UI automation actions. We are trying to automate a web page/application through Citrix/RDP The selectors of the Web/UI elements are changing dynamically The web page/application does not allow external software to interact with it

We cannot capture the Web/UI elements neither through the Recorders nor through the Actions Reducing mouse sensitivity means you can remove unnecessary mouse moves between mouse clicks, for example, thus shortening the script and making it easier to read and edit.If an automation cannot be performed with Web or UI automation actions, then the best alternative is surface automation using keys/images/mouse clicks and OCR.įor example, some common cases where Web/UI automation is difficult/not feasible are the following: It is usually best to leave this in real time as reducing time between events can in some instances make the macro less reliable - the system needs the thinking time between those events. Adjusting the playback speed effectively reduces or lengthens the time between individual steps. When you record a macro you can specify the playback speed and mouse sensitivity. When recording a macro you can specify an application to automate so that the Macro Recorder can add the code to open the application and position it in the same place on the screen each time so that your macro will always work correctly. The Macro Recorder creates real MacroScript code that is easy to understand and edit so that you can make modifications easily. The Macro Recorder is available in all editions of Macro Scheduler, including Macro Scheduler Lite our affordable entry level automation tool. This makes it easy to create a macro that can be played back to run the task automatically. The Macro Recorder will record keystrokes, mouse clicks and window activations, including window positions and dimensions. Macro Scheduler's Macro Recorder allows you to record a sequence of events to create a Mouse Auto Clicker or Keyboard Macro.

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