[Solved] iMacros not compatible with FF 3.0.1

[PeTiT_ITA]

Hi All from Italy!

First of all: compliments for this wonderful tool.


Since this morning is available a new version for FF (3.0.1).
After installing it, FF altert me that iMacros (6.0.5.4) is not compatible... (and obviously macros don't work).



Any idea?

Many thanks.
Regards!

[tampe125]

i can confirm the issue.

P.S. ciao compatriota

[johnl]

Yes, This is a real problem. I use iMacros for all my web development testing but can't upgrade to FF 3.0.1. Support, can you provide a possible date for a fix?

thanks,

[Kit]

To get around the issue:

Download the imacros.xpi file (right-click and save-link-as)
Using 7-zip, or similar, open but NOT extract the xpi file.
Edit install.rdf and change the line:
<em:maxVersion>3.0</em:maxVersion> to <em:maxVersion>4.0</em:maxVersion>
Save and update archive.
Then in Firefox open the xpi file and install add-on.

[PeTiT_ITA]

It works!!


Thanks Kit... you're a lifesaver!!


Bye all!

[themainliner]

I tried the above fix and still failed to get the addon to install.

Any other suggestions and we get an 'official' fix?

[ZenMasta]

can you revert back to 3.0? This is one reason I turn off automatic updates for firefox.

[Tech Support]

Thanks for reporting the issue and the workarounds! An updated version of iMacros will be available next week.

[webstar]

I'm only using a beta version of FF3 (because of a stupid and very annoying bug in the main version that is not in the beta version)
but...
Try this easy fix that usually works very well:

Install the "MR Tech Toolkit" add-on
and go to Options of this add-on, click "Miscelaneous" and then select the "XPI install options" tab
and uncheck "Enable addons compatibility checking".

That's it!

[Tech Support]

Update: The issue is solved in iMacros V6.0.6.2. You can download it from http://wiki.imacros.net/iMacros_for_Fir ... on_History

[webstar]

I'm sorry, but this version too is
TOTALLY BROKEN!

Absolutely nothing works with this version.
Not even the simplest basic stuff like opening a new tab and opening an URL in that tab...

p.s.
I did download the newest version (BUILD=6060722)
and was hoping that it fixes the problem.

[webstar]

SyntaxError unknown command:
c, macro line 7

And here is the beginning of the corresponding macro:

Code: Select all

CLEAR
TAB T=1
TAB CLOSEALLOTHERS
URL GOTO=http://domain.com
CLEAR
TAB OPEN
TAB T=2
URL GOTO=http://gmail.com
URL GOTO=http://mail.google.com/mail/signup
TAB OPEN
TAB T=3
...
...

So, the line 7 says just "TAB T=2".

[Tech Support]

I can not recreate the error. I tested with this macro and it works fine:

Code: Select all

CLEAR
TAB T=1
TAB CLOSEALLOTHERS
URL GOTO=http://iopus.com
CLEAR
TAB OPEN
TAB T=2
URL GOTO=http://gmail.com
URL GOTO=http://mail.google.com/mail/signup
TAB OPEN
TAB T=3

Does this macro work for you, too? As another test, do the demo macros work on your machine?

[webstar]

I can not recreate the error. I tested with this macro and it works fine:

Code: Select all

CLEAR
TAB T=1
TAB CLOSEALLOTHERS
URL GOTO=http://iopus.com
CLEAR
TAB OPEN
TAB T=2
URL GOTO=http://gmail.com
URL GOTO=http://mail.google.com/mail/signup
TAB OPEN
TAB T=3

Does this macro work for you, too?

Yes! running this very same macro standalone (not through javascript as my original)
gives the exact same error and behavior:

SyntaxError: unknown command: c, macro line 7

After opening the first website in the first tab,
it opens a second tab (Untitled) and that's it.
it stops with the error.
using Firefox 3 Beta 5, which is almost exactly the same as the FF 3.0 final.
(except a very annoying bug which is in FF 3.0 and also in 3.1 but is not in FF3Beta5)
Installed Add-ons on that machine:
Only these 5:
Cookie Manager Button
External IP
Gmail Manager
NoScript
+ iMacros.

As another test, do the demo macros work on your machine?

Running the first demo macro that has been installed with the add-on (Demo-ArchivePage.iim)
gives this error:

BadParameter: iMacros for Firefox supports only CPL|HTM|TXT|EXTRACT SAVEAS types, macro line 9

Running the Self-Test.js gives:

RuntimeError: element INPUT specified by NAME:T1 was not found, macro line 7

the rest seems to be OK:

Self-Test Report

Demo-FillForm: OK
Demo-Frame: OK
Demo-Filter: OK
Demo-Tabs: unknown error
Demo-Javascript-Dialogs: OK
Demo-SlideShow: OK
Demo-TagPosition: OK
Demo-Download: OK
Demo-SaveAs: OK
Demo-SavePDF: OK
Demo-Stopwatch: OK
Demo-ExtractAndFill: OK
Demo-Extract: OK, Extract: This line is extracted.
The second line is extracted, too.
Demo-ExtractURL: OK, Extract: http://www.iopus.com/imacros/help/index ... ems.htm%20
Demo-ExtractRelative: OK, Extract: 2

[Tech Support]

Thanks for the detailed testing.

1. I was able to recreate the demo-archive issue. It is actually a bug in the demo macro as the "MHT" file type is not supported by Firefox. This line works:
SAVEAS TYPE=CPL FOLDER=* FILE={{!VAR1}}

2. I still can not see the "unknown command: c, macro line 7" error. Can you please retest with Firefox 3.01 or Firefox 2.0.16 (maybe on another machine)? Are you using Windows, Mac or Linux?

3. Please run the "Demo-Tabs" macro again. Does it work? (The log above reports "Demo-Tabs: unknown error" that is why I ask. Plus, that macro is most similar to your macro.)