We all use the internet – whether you’re checking social media, checking stock prices, or playing web games, all of these activities involve interacting with a browser in some way. OpenBots provides various ways to interact with a browser, such as navigating web pages and extracting data. The following guides will help teach the user about some of the most versatile commands in OpenBots.
Basic Web Browser Commands
- Accessing and Navigating Through Webpages
The basic Web Browser commands cover topics such as how to create a browser window and how to navigate through web pages using commands like Navigate Forward and Navigate Back. - Practice Problem 1
This practice problem will go through the new commands covered in the previous chapter. Please review the previous chapter before attempting this problem.
Semi-Complex Web Browser Commands
- Access Website Information
Users may need to gather information about the browser that they are currently using, such as the window title or the HTML source. This guide will walk the user through commands such as the Get Browser Info commands which can be used to gather such information. - Extracting Data from Webpage
The main command used in Web Browser automations is the Element Action command. This command can be used to interact with a browser in a myriad of different ways such as getting and setting text or clicking on different elements in a web page. This guide will walk the user through and explain the capabilities of various commands that allow a user to extract information from a web page. - Practice Problem 2
This practice problem will go through the new commands covered in the previous chapter. Please review the previous chapter before attempting this problem.
