[dba-VB] Web page manipulation

Gustav Brock Gustav at cactus.dk
Fri Dec 10 16:28:43 CST 2010


Hi John

It is. I even think I posted a code snippet in C# I ran with success when you asked for this the first time.

The trick these days is to find out which Java Script functions and parameters are called for navigating the pages and submit data. I used FireFox and an HTTP add-in debugger and/or Google Chrome and its debug feature for this. Be prepared for some "fun" hours and start with testing your code towards a simple site.

/gustav


>>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 10-12-2010 22:30 >>>
My client has to go through a process where he clicks about 20 - 30 things to manage to get a file 
downloaded.  It sounded totally convoluted but the question is (and I have asked this before without 
a usable response) can I programmatically manipulate web pages to cause specific pages to open, 
click buttons, input data into controls etc.

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John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com 





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