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  2. Sure, You're Using Stealth. But Are You Using The New Browser?

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    I appreciate the comments here, please make sure to link to tracker issues. If there's not a tracker issue describing the problem it's not possible for us to look into it!

     

    I have V5 Dev, It was buggy and I went back to 4.2.20, I haven't used either for some time and was excited to see that stealth was released.

    Are you saying that I should not bother upgrading to stealth or that it is ok but just not backward compatible with old bots?

    or is stealth ok if you don't use the new browser? can you still use headless if you don't use the new browser?

    I would have thought (was hoping) that, after such a long time away, Ubot would have reached a stable version.

    Clint

     

    V5 Stealth is the most stable version we've released. It includes both the Awesomium Browser and the Cef Browser, as well as commands like Reset Browser which clear the memory. 

     

    You can use headless in stealth regardless of the browser you are using. 

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  3. Is Ubot Still Being Developed?

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    Clint, 

     

    V5 Stealth includes not only a new browser framework, but also the old browser for compatibility. Your scripts should work in both. Additionally, there are many significant new features, including a new thread spawn option for simpler multithreading, as well as incognito mode for Devs.

     

    You can see more information about this great new version here: http://network.ubotstudio.com/blog/ubot-stealth-has-arrived/

  4. Why My Ubot Studio 5 Record Not Functional?

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    Posted

    You might think that Record isn't functioning because you are unaware of what it is meant to record.

     

    The record feature is specifically built to help you automate form filling as well as textbox and drop-down selection. It records interactions with the elements on the page that you see when you hit the record button.

     

    If you change pages, like by clicking a link while you are recording, you will need to press record again. It can only record actions on one page at a time.

     

    If you believe it is not functioning, please let us know in support. Thanks!

  9. Could Somebody Please Explain To Me...

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    ...how to properly use threads?

     

    I ran a bot the day before yesterday based upon GoGetta's proxy script.  I had to modify it a bit since I don't have the HTTP plugin but it seemed to operate just as it would have WITH the HTTP calls in it.

     

    I compiled and ran it with just 50 threads...and it froze...dead...

     

    50 threads isn't very many, so I'm thinking that I may have done something wrong.  Add to that the confusion about threads when you do a search here in the forum - The work, they don't, use a container, don't use a container....

     

    Here's the snippet from the script that I used to thread everything:

    set(#threads_track,0,"Global")
        thread spawn($list total(%list),#Threads) {
            increment(#threads_track)
            main($next list item(%row_count), $next list item(%list))
            decrement(#threads_track)
            decrement(#Queued)
        }

    In MAIN, I opened a new invisible browser and scraped content.

     

    Thanks all!

     

    Jeff

     

    It looks like there's quite a bit more to this script. If it's freezing after ~50, could you open a support ticket with more information so we can see if there's something wrong with 1) the page you're using, 2) the rest of the script, or 3) something on ubot's end? 

  18. Simple Script - Constant Crashing, Errors, And Failure

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    Hey Nicholas,

     

    Really sorry there is an issue here. Thank you so much for posting the script. This makes it very easy to find the problem.

     

    Re-producing this script on my AWS, i do see some slowdown also (in the first 36 scrapes). It looks like there might be some issues with the size of the bot. If you wouldn't mind, let's continue the bug fixing over at the tracker (tracker.ubotstudio.com).

     

    I'm opening a tracker issue for you and sending you more information via private message.

     

    We'll work on this asap!

  19. Lemme Crash At Your Place. (Memory Resetting?)

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    This has the best title of any post i've ever seen. A+

     

    I had a bot that was crashing once - it was driving me crazy. It’d run for almost exactly 3-4 hours, it was scraping data, and it would either slow down a lot at some point or crash (usually it just slowed down). 
     
    I just kept restarting it like you probably do - then, i realized that instead of dumping the data into a file and clearing every time a new page loaded (which was what i intended), it was just adding to this huge table inside UBot's memory. It was also saving to a file, but not clearing. UBot hated that, and it was poor programming practice. I fixed it in 10 minutes and that bot ran for 2 days until it scraped the entire site.
     
    Not sure if you might be holding information in your lists/tables/variables and having it grow, but if you are, make sure to clear it regularly. 
     
    As far as having this issue inside the browser because you're scrolling down and down and down - I imagine this problem would exist if you did it in any browser, such as Chrome or firefox, just because of what you're basically doing.
     
    Not sure if there's an obvious solution for that.  

  22. Latest 5.9.10 Problems?

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    Your not the only ones, 

    I noticed a decline in stability with every update from 5.8.5,

     

    Im back to using 5.9.0 while i update a load of my bots, (would have been 5.8.5 but i need the Headless function)

     

     

    Cheers

    CJ

     

     

    If you're noticing any issues with new versions, please let us know at support. "Decline in stability" is hard to reproduce. 

     

    Thanks!

     

    Jason

  23. Latest 5.9.2 Issues With Compiled Bots And Problems In General Win 10 Or 7

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    Hey Guys.

     

    Some people are having issues in latest versions of Windows 7 or 10 and UBot 5.x.x.

     

    This little fix should take care of some of them.

     

    Download

     

    Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015

     

    here

     

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145

     

    Unfortunately for now,

    Your customers will need to do the same.

     

    It is probably best to install both x86 and x64 as the older ones are installed like this.

     

    Please come back and say if it worked for you to give others the confidence to try it.

     

    Also restart and check for updates for windows of course.

     

     

    Happy Botting!!

     

    CD

     

     

    Nick,

     

    thanks for pointing this out, and it’s been pointed out a few times as well in other threads. While these files are useful for some, it’s unlikely to solve everyone’s individual issues. We strongly recommend that anyone with ‘issues’ please open a support ticket / tracker issue reporting specifically what they are experiencing, so we can work on a resolution.

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