Related example macro: Demo-NewWindow
Many websites open popup windows. In many cases these are just annoying advertisements that can be safely ignored but often these popups also contain important functions (e. g. a spell checker message, a more detailed explanation of an topic or the request for additional information).
Internet Macros can handle all cases: During macro recording all HTML popups are trapped and you are asked what to do with them:
(1) Ignore the popup: In this case you do not need to do anything, unless you tell Internet Macros otherwise, popups are automatically ignored during a macro replay. This feature is often called "popup killer" or "popup filter".
(2) Continue recording in popup: The popup contains information and buttons that you want to handle: If you click this button a "GOTOPOPUP" statement is inserted into the macro before the statement that triggered the popup. After you are done recording activity in the popup click "Done with popup" to go back to the main page. A LEAVEPOPUP statement is added to the macro code. [Only IIM-Browser, PRO/SCRIPTING Edition]
(3) Make popup the new main page: Typically this open is used if the new window is not a typical popup but rather a new "real" web page that opens in a new window. Internet Macros can trap this new browser window and send it to the main page. If you choose this option, a TRAPPOPUP statement is inserted in the macro code.