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ProjectMaker

Forms part of ZennoPoster software system. It is used to create and define the settings of a template.

 

ZennoPoster

Forms part of ZennoPoster software system. It is used to execute recorded templates in the ProjectMaker

 

Instance

This is a separate part of the program containing a browser with its cookies, cache and proxy that do not overlap with other instances. The program looks like a small window with tabs and URL line.

 

 

Template

Is the file created within ProjectMaker that can be executed in ZennoPoster. It contains instructions to direct the instance. We can call it a program or a script that runs the instance.

 

Debugger

Forms part of ProjectMaker. It is a special instance that executes steps written in the template one by one by the user clicking the Next button. Debugger serves to incrementally execute a template, to detect errors in it or simply to test its logic. It highlights the element of a web page in relation to which an action is being executed and puts it in focus, if needed.

 

Registration form

A special form on a web page that you need to fill out to send to the server of this particular web service (mail or free host) some data about the user to create an account on this server (or for any other purposes).

 

Step

Forms part of a template. It sequentially links several branches meant for executing a logically complete action on a web page (e.g. the filling-out of a registration form).

 

Step branch

Elementary operation within a template triggering a small action, e.g. execution of a macro, search for and a click on a link on a web page, cleaning cookies, etc. Step branch is divided into two parts - type of action and the element related to this action.

 

Link between step branches

Link between step branches is shown in the form of a red arrow signaling a logic transition between steps in a template.

 

Cookie

It is a text string that a web resource is allowed to store as a file in a strictly designated area on the hard drive of user's PC. Cookies are usually used for user's authentication when they browse a web service for a second time.

 

ProxiChecker

Forms part of ZennoPoster software system. It serves to collect, store, filtrate, sort and systematically issue a proxy for anonymous execution of templates.

 

Scheduler

Forms part of ZennoPoster software system. It serves to schedule execution of templates at pre-set time intervals, if needed.

 

Macro link

Is a macro featuring two parameters, namely step ID and ID of the branch in this step. This macro returns results of the specified branch execution (to know what branch execution result is about click here and choose 'Execution Result' subtitle).