iRobot System User’s Manual

Catalog

iRobot System User’s Manual. 1

1. Introduction to the iRobot System.. 3

1.1. What is iRobot 3

1.2. Definitions 3

1.3. iRobot Installation. 3

1.4. The iRobot System Interface. 4

1.5. Robot Execution. 5

2. Create New Robots. 6

2.1. Record Actions 7

2.2. Create Actions Step-by-Step. 10

1) Go to URL. 11

3) A List of Links. 11

4) Take Data. 12

5) Take Table. 12

6) Submit a Form.. 12

7) Logon Form.. 12

8) Open a Frame. 13

9) Sent Emails. 13

10) A Schedule. 13

2.3. Follow Next Pages 14

2.4. Create Variables 16

2.5. Interact with Databases 19

2.6. Batch Input to Forms 22

3. Customize Robots. 25

3.1. Action Properties 26

1) Go to URL. 26

3) A List of Links. 27

4) Take Data. 28

5) Take Table. 29

6) Submit a Form.. 30

7) Logon Form.. 30

8) Open a Frame. 31

9) Sent Email 31

10) A Schedule. 31

3.2. Action Variables 32

3.3. Action Events 35

3.4. Repeat Actions 37

4. Advanced Robots for Data Integration.. 38

4.1. Define New Data Sources for Databases and Files 38

1) Create a Data Source from “Access database”. 40

2) Create a Data Source from “CSV file”. 42

3) Create a Data Source from “Input”. 43

4.2. Draw Data from Data Sources 44

4.3. Save Results to Databases or Files 45

5. Additional Information.. 48