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Getting started with the personal database

Created by
Tessa Lau

Created: August 2, 2007
Last modified: July 31, 2008
by mueller0001

Run: 793 times
by 576 people
over 1 year

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CoScripter can be customized so that your data is filled into forms when you run a script. In the "personal database" area at the bottom of the sidebar, add in an entry by creating a new line and putting "hometown = XXX" on that line, replacing XXX with your home town (e.g., Florence, Italy). Press Step.

go to "http://www.wunderground.com"

The next step will enter your hometown into the search box. Notice that the value appears in green in the search box to the right, and it also appears in the text of the step below. Press Step to enter your hometown into the search field.

enter your "hometown" (e.g., Florence, Italy) into the "Find the Weather for any City , State or ZIP Code , or Airport Code or Country" textbox
enter "Schwerte" into the "Current Models WunderMapEurope TemperaturTemperatur Hitzeindex Subjektive Windkühle Feuchtigkeit Taupunkt Wind Sicht Jetstream » Set as Default Type » About These Maps Letzter Stand 09:00 AM GMT am 31. Juli 2008 Expand Map Animation Historic: Hoechsttemperatur: Juli 26 27 28 29 30 Tiefsttemperatur: Juli 26 27 28 29 30 » View Current Temperature MapPacific - United States - Atlantic Select a Country or Region Countries in Europe:Choose the first letter of a city or search for any location.A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - ZU.S. Severe Weather Advisories - Find Weather by U.S. Zip Code" textbox
click the first "Schnellvorhersage" button

Press Step to retrieve weather for your location.

click the "Fast Forecast" button

You can add more entries to your personal database simply by editing it. Values should be in the form "name = value". When recording a script, if you enter a value that appears in your personal database, the corresponding variable will be recorded. Then others who run your script will get to plug in their own values, rather than yours.

you click Step now to start over

"Fast Forecast" is the alt text for the blue button with the magnifying glass just to the right of the search box. Maybe it's different outside the US? So when I run the script it highlights and clicks the correct button for me.

Tessa Lau · Sep 12 2007

There doesn't seem to be a "Fast Forcast" button on that page, which means the script doesn't actually work. It's fairly clear though.

avirr · Sep 11 2007

I don't think the UK example is any more generic than the US weather example. Can anyone think of a good generic process that would make use of the personal database and be of interest to any internet user?

Tessa Lau · Sep 10 2007

This script is not internationalized, most people in the world (and even most internet users) do not have a 5 digit zip code. Perhaps a more generic example would be better.

yellek · Sep 06 2007