Scanning reference

 

 

 

 

Applies to:
Scanning

 

Description:

A single scan is composed of the following specifications:

 

Scan: the string you want to investigate for a match with your source.

Example: http://www.google.com

 

Fuzzy: an activated Fuzzy checkbox means, that the scan is checking the source not only for a complete match with your string, but also if it contains the string you entered into Scan. In the case Fuzzy is not activated, only a complete match will trigger the target action.

 

Source: source you want to monitor for the string you entered under Scan. This can be the page URL, the page title or the browser status message.

 



Page Title Change:
scans for any change in the page title. If a match with the string under Scan is found, the specified action is performed.

 

Silent Status: scans any change of the status message, if a match is found, the respective status containing the string is not shown in the browser status label and the specified action is performed (to be used if you specify special browser triggering status "commands" on your website which you do not want to show in the status bar).

 

Silent URL: scans the URL, if a match is found, the URL is not shown in the addressbar and the specified action is performed.

 

Status Change: scans any change of the status message, if a match is found, the specified action is performed (the status is shown in the browser status message).

 

URL: scans the URL, if a match is found, the specified action is performed. The URL is shown in the addressbar.

 

URL and Cancel: scans the URL, if a match is found, the action is performed, but the requested URL is not loaded, the loading process is cancelled. (You may or may not specify a target, action and parameter after that - if not, navigation is just cancelled. This source can be used to block websites from being accessed, without triggering further action. Alternatively you can specify an alternative URL to be loaded using action "navigate to target".

 

Target: the target object of the action to be performed if a scanning match is found.

 

Action: depending on the chosen target object, you can choose which action should be performed on the target object if a match is found in the scanning process.

 

Parameter: parameter for the action (see Actions requiring a parameter ).

 

Example: use of the <_scan_> variable

You want to open specific content in a separate web on your main dialog, like forwarding links from main web to a different web with a specific interface for example. Let's say you scan MainWeb for "mypopup" with fuzzy enabled, so it will react to a user clicking on a link to "/allpopups/mypopup1.html".

 

You want to show the content in Web1 instead of the MainWeb. In order to make this happen, you simply choose "URL and Cancel" under Source and choose "Web1" in the Target field, Action would be Navigate to target and parameter <_Scan_> (use the parameter selection button for choosing). The parameter scan returns the FULL value of the investigated URL, which would be "http://www.yourdomain.com/allpopups/mypopup1.html".

Consequently, the URL would be opened in Web1 now, MainWeb would stay the same.

 

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