PlanoTse Handbook for Job Search Automation/PlanoTseScript WSA Commands

PlanoTseScript Web Search Automation Commands

See Web Search Automation Trace Log Example

A - R Commands

aw button text [button-label]

Use button-label as a button label.

aw button code [script-code]

Use the PlanoTseScript source code, script-code, as the code for use by a button.

aw clear input

the same as selecting the main menu command [Automation » Web Search] then selecting the WSA wizard menu command [Edit » Clear All Input Data]

aw editor end

finish creating a node editor for the WSA wizard

aw editor start

start creating a node editor for the WSA wizard

aw page [ back | last | mp1 | preview | page-number ]

On the WSA wizard, either go back one page or go to one of the following pages: the last page, the one after that (mp1), the preview page, or the page whose number is as specified.

aw press button run

Press the Run button on the current page of the WSA wizard.

S - Z Commands

aw set level1domains [top-level-domain-names-in-CSV-format]

Limit search scope using top-level domain names. Leave it blank to make it limitless.

aw set linkqsize [size]

Set Link Queue Size to be size.

aw set maxruns [run-count]

Set Maximum Runs to be run-count. This is maximum number of searches per automated iteration. To make it limitless, use the value zero.

aw set mission [mission-name]

Set name of the search mission to be mission-name. If the name is not specified, the mission will be nameless. The output directory for a nameless mission will be named as WSA12345, where 12345 is a numeric variable.

aw set paddingseconds [number-of-second]

A pause randomly set between 0 and number-of-second will be taken after each navigation, in order to slow down the automation.

aw set serializemissions [ yes | no ]

If yes, append another number to the mission name for each new mission, e.g. MyMission 123, or, if no, ask for confirmation to replace an accomplished mission. A mission is deemed accomplished when the execution trace log file is copied into the mission folder at completion of an execution.

aw set serpqsize [size]

Set Serp Queue Size to be size.