Launching Internet Explorer/Mozilla Firefox dialog box

This dialog box is displayed when you start Recording mode and when you want to record actions in Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.

In Web address field, type the url you want to load in Internet Explorer or Firefox. The field is a listbox and so the history of previously loaded url is listed.

Leave checked Open the browser maximized to open the browser in a maximized window (recommended for reliable replay of web actions).

Check A new window prompts for a userid and password when the URL loads if a new window is displayed before the url is fully loaded prompting for a userid or password, or asking some Security parameters.

After clicking OK button, the line:

StartBrowser("IE","<url>")
or
StartBrowser("FF","<url>")

is generated in the script and Recording mode starts.

 

If you have checked the checkbox, the line:

Shell("<url>")

is generated in the script and Recording mode starts.

The difference between the two is that StartBrowser waits until the page is fully loaded before going on, whereas Shell just loads the specified url. If a security window prevents the page to load, StartBrowser will fail as you have first to answer the security questions, whereas Shell will load the page without waiting the answer to the security questions. A detailed script example between the two ways is given at Page Timeout Error Message help item.