If Actions

Description: In programming, the If...Then statement is used to run code based on conditions. This allows programs the ability to perform different things in response to different conditions. If activities encompass the same capabilities but with a more user-friendly approach. For example, you might want your task to check if a file exists, and then do something different depending on the outcome. The If file exists activity allows you to evaluate whether or not the file exists and to then run different sections of your task based on the results. The Ifwindow exists can evaluate if a window currently exists (or does not exist) on the desktop and execute specific activities based in the outcome. Additional If activities include If process running, which evaluates if a process is currently running (or not running) on the system, If folder exists, which evaluates the existence of a folder, and others.

All If activities must be followed at some point with an End if activity to mark the end of the block of steps that are to be executed if the evaluation is true. Optionally, an Else activity can be used to mark the block of steps that are to be executed if the evaluation is false. During runtime, the task will execute the block of steps immediately following the If activity up until an End if step is encountered, otherwise the block will be skipped or if an Else activity is encountered, the task will execute those block of steps instead.

Available Activities

The list of activities for this action are arranged below in alphabetical order. For more information about a specific activity, click the associated link. 

Activity	Description
If - Compare files	Compares two files using the specified criteria and returns TRUE if the values match or FALSE if they don't.
If - Condition	Begins a block of steps that are executed conditionally.
If - Contains text	Determines if the text to look for is contained within the target text and returns TRUE or FALSE depending on the outcome.
If - Else	Used along with an If activity to provide an alternate code block to execute only if the condition returns FALSE.
If - End if	Marks the end of the block of steps that should be executed if a previous If activity returns TRUE.
If - File exists	Determines the existence of a file and returns TRUE or FALSE depending on the outcome
If - Folder exists	Determines the existence of a folder and returns TRUE or FALSE depending on the outcome.
If - Last step	Controls task flow depending on whether the last step was a success, general failure, or failed because of a specific error.
If - Pixel exists	Determines if the specified pixel(s) is (are) in the specified state and returns TRUE or FALSE depending on the outcome.
If - Process running	Determines the state of a process and returns TRUE or FALSE depending on the outcome. If TRUE, the steps immediately following this step is executed. Otherwise, execution follows the next Else step, or End If step.
If - Window exists	Determines the state of a window and returns TRUE or FALSE depending on the outcome.