Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 Support

WinTask supports Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and Internet Explorer 8 (IE8).

Internet Explorer 7 or 8 uses window names that end with "Windows Internet Explorer" instead of "Microsoft Internet Explorer" as used by IE6. Therefore, you should update existing IE6 scripts when migrating to IE7/IE8. The script function UseWindow("IEXPLORE.EXE|#32770|Microsoft Internet Explorer") written for IE6 will function correctly with IE7/IE8 but with a performance penalty. During execution against IE7/IE8, the window is found, but as a "fuzzy" match. WinTask first searches for a window that exactly matches the window name specified in the script. If the window is not found within 3 seconds, WinTask starts to truncate the window name until it finds a match. To avoid experiencing degraded performance, we recommend that the window name in the UseWindow function call be updated to Windows Internet Explorer.

Scripts written for IE6 which use the Back button may need to be re-recorded against IE7/IE8 to use the new window naming of the IE7/IE8 menu bar. There is no need to re-record the Back action if your existing IE6 script replays correctly against IE7/IE8.