[dba-VB] internet screen manipulation

Mark Breen marklbreen at gmail.com
Fri Jun 18 05:01:22 CDT 2010


Hello John,

Also take a look at Mecurial, it is free, and it is a macro recorder for
Browsers.  Actually it is a full blown testing tool for web apps, but you
might be able to use it very effectively.

haha, I just re-read my sentence and it sounds like I am obsessed with
Mecurial, actually the application is Selenium <http://seleniumhq.org/>  I
am dying to work with it,

HTH

Mark


On 16 June 2010 16:59, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:

> I have a client that has to do data entry into an internet screen.  I am
> researching whether a
> program can manipulate an internet form, poke values into specific
> controls, click buttons etc.
>
> I have looked at the source for one specific screen and it appears to be
> all java.  For example, top
> of the screen
>
> <html>
>        <head>
>                <title>Professional Claim</title>
>                <link href='/ePROM/CSS/styles.css' rel='stylesheet'
> type='text/css'>
> <script src='/ePROM/ScriptLibrary/utils.js'></script>
> <script src='/ePROM/ScriptLibrary/soap.js'></script>
> <script src='/ePROM/ScriptLibrary/gui.js'></script>
> <script src='/ePROM/ScriptLibrary/xsd.js'></script>
> <script src='/ePROM/ScriptLibrary/xbind.js'></script>
>
> <script src='/ePROM/ScriptLibrary/validation.js'></script>
> <script src='/ePROM/ScriptLibrary/calendar.js'></script>
> <script src='/ePROM/ScriptLibrary/techSupport.js'></script>
>
> <script language=javascript>
>        var g_fFieldsChanged = 0;
>        var hrs = 0;                                            // DF 5462
>        var mins = 90;  // DF 5462
>        var secs = 0;                                           // DF 5462
> </script>
>
> <SCRIPT FOR=window EVENT=onload>
>        // Heir Menus
>        if (typeof(HM_f_StartIt) != "undefined")
>                HM_f_StartIt();
>
>        // Call any user defined "onload" routines.
>        var inx;
>
>
> ###################################################################################
>
> So...
>
> do developers poke data into screens, and read values back from screens,
> click buttons, select menu
> items etc?
>
> I did this kind of thing back in the late 90s but so much has changed.  I
> am just beginning to
> investigate whether this is possible and where to go to learn how.
>
> Any help appreciated
>
> --
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
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