WebRecorder - error parsing text variable to FormFill

[Danish_Ken]

I've got a problem parsing text to a variable for the FormFill function. Numeric values or static text work OK

The error macroscheduler returns is:
"first letter of variable" is not appropriate

Could anyone try running these and let me know what you get?

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// Generated by MacroScript WebRecorder 1.73
// Recorded on Monday, October 22, 2007, at 04:46 PM
LibLoad>IEAuto.dll,hIE
If>hIE=0
  MessageModal>Could not load IEAuto.dll, make sure it is in the path or edit the LibLoad line.
  Goto>end_script
EndIf

//Move the mouse cursor out of harm's way to avoid causing mouseover events to interrupt
MouseMove>0,0
Let>delay=1

LibFunc>hIE,CreateIE,IE[0],0

LibFunc>hIE,Navigate,r,%IE[0]%,http://www.google.com.au/
LibFunc>hIE,WaitIE,r,%IE[0]%
Wait>delay

Let>[u]SearchText[/u]=MJT Net Webrecorder

Let>FrameName={""}
Let>FormName={"f"}
Let>FieldName={"q"}
Let>FieldValue={"[u]%SearchText%[/u]"}
LibFunc>hIE,FormFill,r,%IE[0]%,str:FrameName,str:FormName,str:FieldName,str:FieldValue,0

Let>FrameName={""}
Let>FormName={"f"}
Let>TagValue={"btnG"}
LibFunc>hIE,ClickTag,r,%IE[0]%,str:FrameName,str:FormName,INPUT,NAME,str:TagValue

LibFunc>hIE,WaitIE,r,%IE[0]%
Wait>delay

LibFree>hIE
Label>end_script

If I change it to either of thes two, it works OK

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Let>SearchText=90210

Let>FrameName={""}
Let>FormName={"f"}
Let>FieldName={"q"}
Let>FieldValue={"%SearchText%"}
LibFunc>hIE,FormFill,r,%IE[0]%,str:FrameName,str:FormName,str:FieldName,str:FieldValue,0

or

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Let>FrameName={""}
Let>FormName={"f"}
Let>FieldName={"q"}
Let>FieldValue={"MJT Net Webrecorder"}
LibFunc>hIE,FormFill,r,%IE[0]%,str:FrameName,str:FormName,str:FieldName,str:FieldValue,0

WinXP Sp2
MacroScheduler Pro 9.1.05
WebRecorder 1.73

[Marcus Tettmar]

Should be like this:

Let>FieldValue={%SearchText%}

However, since SearchText is already defined, you don't need the above. You could just change the FormFill call to:

LibFunc>hIE,FormFill,r,%IE[0]%,str:FrameName,str:FormName,str:FieldName,str:SearchText,0

[Danish_Ken]

Thanks Marcus

What a difference a couple of " " can make.
Interesting that numeric values pass through.

Thanks again for the quick response.
/Ken