The Read stage

We used the Write stage to enter text into the search box. Now, let's explore the Read stage and see how we can use it to read what is on the screen. In the process that we are building, we have completed loading the search results. We shall now use the following steps to teach the robot to read the listing and pick out the item that we want to purchase using the Read stage:

  1. On the Search action page, break the link between the Wait for search results stage and the End stage.
  2. Drag a Read stage from the toolbar and drop it just above the End stage.
  3. Double-click on the newly added Read stage. In the Properties dialog, configure it as follows:
    • Name: Read search results
  4. In the Actions panel, a single row has already been added ...

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