How can I repeat a 'Watch Me Do' action?

Say I recorded a "Watch Me Do" action (maybe clicking on one part, then back to another part). I want to have this keep repeating until I stop Automator, or if I quit Automator. Is there a way to have it keep repeating itself this way? I mean continuously repeating, until it is forcefully stopped.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Macbook 13.3" (2006ish), Mac OS X (10.5.8), 2 GB RAM, Leopard 10.5.8

Posted on Mar 17, 2010 11:49 AM

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Jun 21, 2010 6:06 AM in response to Shane2010

The initial click that switches windows might have been recorded. That is, you hit "record" click to switch windows, click what you want to click and then loop.

The loop goes back to the click when you switched windows and things are not as they were and you get an error.

If this is the problem, go back to the Watch Me Do action and delete the first click. You'll have to click over manually after you hit "run" or use the "activate" action in the loop to switch over. If the application is already active nothing happens and it just keeps going.

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