TAB

From iMacros

Sets focus on the tab with number n.

Contents 1 Syntax 2 Parameters 3 Examples 4 Note 5 See Also

Syntax

TAB (T=n|OPEN|CLOSE|CLOSEALLOTHER)

Parameters

• T

  Specifies the tab number. Other than a number, the following commands are possible:

  • CLOSE

    Closes the current tab.

  • OPEN

    Opens a new tab in the background.

  • CLOSEALLOTHERS

    Closes all tabs except the one currently in focus.

  • NEW

    Required with OPEN to open a new tab within a macro see below

Examples

Related example macros: Demo-Tab See examples.

If you want to open a second website, use the following code:

' open a webpage in the first tab 
URL GOTO=http://www.iopus.com 
' open a new tab 
TAB OPEN 
' get new tab to foreground 
TAB T=2 
' load another page 
URL GOTO=http://www.google.com 
' close the second tab 
TAB CLOSE 
TAB T=1  

Note

With the current version of iMacros for Firefox (6.0.0.6) to open a new tab with a macro the command TAB NEW OPEN should be used.

iMacros for Firefox has a slightly different behavior when it comes to counting tabs: In the iMacros Browser the tab number is always counted from the first tab. But in iMacros for Firefox the tab positions are relative to the start position. If you start the macro while the 5th tab is open, then the 5th tab is addressed with TAB T=1 and TAB T=2 refers to the next tab (= 6th tab).

iMacros for Internet Explorer supports only TAB T=1 and TAB T=2. Please note that you can run all IE related web testing in the iMacros Browser, as it is 100% IE compatible.

See Also

FRAME, TAG