Actions
When an update is detected, WebSite-Watcher can optionally perform additional tasks.
Play sound
Enter a sound file in WAV format that is played when an update is detected.
Open page
When a page is updated, you can open it automatically in the internal or an external browser. This feature is intended for individual pages, not for all pages in a list.
Send email
The "Send email" feature allows you to send emails to one or more recipients. WebSite-Watcher sends a separate email for each changed Bookmark.
- Send full page
Sends the complete page including CSS definitions and downloaded images. The goal is to make the email look similar to the page in your web browser. Many email clients or webmail services do not support all formatting features, so the layout may not be displayed correctly. In this case, select one of the other sending options. - Send simple version
Strips the layout and sends a simplified version of the page. This is similar to the TEXT tab of the internal browser. Use this option if your email client has problems displaying the full layout or formatting. - Send only changes
Extracts and sends only the highlighted text of the page. This option provides the best compatibility with most email clients and reduces the size of the emails. - Attach screenshot
Attaches a Screenshot with the highlighted changes. This option can be combined with "Send only changes" and may be useful if the page layout is required to understand the highlighted changes. The size of the Screenshot is limited, so not all changes may be visible. - Email Template
Allows you to assign a customized email Template. If assigned, the Template overrides the global email configuration and can be used to define an alternative "From" address or message body. - Send before other emails
Inserts the email at the top of the outbox, so it has higher priority and is sent before emails without this option enabled. Use this option only for individual, critical Bookmarks.
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Export page
The export feature saves the updated page, new version without highlighted changes, to a specified file name.
Variables in the file name:
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{id} |
Bookmark ID |
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{datetime} |
Current date and time in the format yyyy-mm-dd hh.mm.ss (ms) |
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{infofield1} |
Info field #1 |
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{infofield2} |
Info field #2 |
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{infofield3} |
Info field #3 |
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<$date$, 'format'> |
Date variable as described in topic Date variables |
Format:
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Website, only HTML |
WebSite-Watcher exports the page without CSS or image files. |
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Website, complete |
WebSite-Watcher exports related CSS and image files to a subfolder with the extension ".files". If the export file name is "test.htm", CSS and image files are stored in the subfolder "test.files". WebSite-Watcher does not automatically remove outdated files from that folder when you export again using the same file name. |
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Text |
Optionally strips all HTML tags and saves the page as a text file. |
Scraper
This Bookmark action is available only in the Business Edition and does not work in the Free or Personal Edition.
The Scraper action extracts content and structured data from a monitored page and saves it to a file on your hard disk. Supported output formats are XML, CSV, or a tab-delimited file.
To extract data from a page, create a Template that contains one or more fields. You can create private Templates defined per Bookmark or shared Templates. Shared Templates are saved as separate files and can be used for multiple Bookmarks.
Variables in the file name:
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{id} |
Bookmark ID |
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{datetime} |
Current date and time in the format yyyy-mm-dd hh.mm.ss (ms) |
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{infofield1} |
Info field #1 |
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{infofield2} |
Info field #2 |
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{infofield3} |
Info field #3 |
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<$date$, 'format'> |
Date variable as described in topic Date variables |
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Run program
This action starts a program and passes the following variables as parameters:
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{url_new} |
New version of the downloaded page |
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{url_changes} |
Version with highlighted changes |
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{url_old} |
Previous version of the downloaded page |
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{url} |
URL of the Bookmark |
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{postdata} |
PostData field of the Bookmark |
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{infofield1} |
Info field #1 |
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{infofield2} |
Info field #2 |
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{infofield3} |
Info field #3 |
If more than one program must be executed, create a DOS batch file and start the programs from that batch file.
Local Website Archive
This action exports a page to Local Website Archive. Local Website Archive must be installed separately and can archive web pages and documents permanently for future reference. More information about Local Website Archive is available at https://www.aignes.com/lwa.htm.
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Pushover
This action sends a Pushover message to your Pushover client. To use this feature, you need your own Pushover account. More information is available at pushover.net.
The size of a Pushover message is limited, so not all changes may be visible.
Mark as Read
If you do not open Bookmarks within WebSite-Watcher, for example if you read changed Bookmarks only in your email client, enable the Mark-as-Read action. Otherwise, the old version is not replaced with the new version, and you continue to see all differences between the unchanged old version and the current version from the web.
Starting with WebSite-Watcher 2017, the Mark-as-Read action is no longer required for the actions "Send email" and "Open bookmark".
Script
Allows you to execute specific commands when a Bookmark is updated. Scripts are line-oriented, which means each command must be placed on a separate line.
The following commands are supported:
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CheckFolder |
Allows you to check a Bookmark folder when a specific Bookmark is updated. Examples: CheckFolder "News" CheckFolder "Software\Mail" |
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DisableCheck |
If an update is detected, checks for this Bookmark are paused for the specified number of minutes. Example: DisableCheck=5 |