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What is the best browser Macro recorder for recording and playing back repetitive tasks filling out web page forms?

I tried the iOpus software , but just like good malware, it wouldnt properly uninstall after trying it.

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Are you looking for macro's (Program pretending to be human and copying your actions including sending the form) or are you looking for a program to automatically fill in the forms for you so you can check and send yourself? – BloodPhilia Jun 9 '10 at 20:01
yep, im looking for the browser to recognize the page its on and fill in all the fields with preset values. i want to handle the button clicks myself preferrably. I want to use this for manual unit testing in cases where automated tests dont work. – djangofan Jun 10 '10 at 16:25

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If you use FireFox, you could take a look at the Selenium IDE. In reality it's a part of a test-suite, where you can record actions and verify what happens when you do that. You don't need to use it for testing though, the automation works very well on its own.

Check it out here (it's free afaik): http://seleniumhq.org/projects/ide/ There is a two minute intro to selenium here: seleniumhq.org/movies/intro.mov The last 30 seconds doesn't concern the FireFox plugin, but the first part shows how you use it to do a simple task.

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Im already a expert with WATIN and scripting browsers using .NET code. Im looking for an easier way to do it via a simple browser plugin and without all the unit test configuration. – djangofan Jun 10 '10 at 16:24
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As far as I know IOpus iMacros is the best one I've seen. Not perfect, but quite powerful... also hard to learn and master.

For basic things, this seems good

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I am very happy with macros inside firefox's pentadactyl. The come in an extremely thin layer.

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You might also want to look into Firebug which is primarily a debugger but also includes macro functionality..

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The Google Chrome extentions iMacros: It's not a mature project just yet but probably your best bet for Chrome:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cplklnmnlbnpmjogncfgfijoopmnlemp

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