Brad Marks
BradM at blackforestltd.com
Wed Jun 16 13:11:28 CDT 2010
John, I ran into a similar situation a couple years ago. From an Access Online Forum I learned of an Open-Source free product called AutoHotKey. www.autohotkey.com It is a great tool which I use all the time for utility type tasks. It can automatically push button, put data into screens, obtain data from screens, etc. It can be used to automate application testing. It has great online documentation with good examples. Did I mention that it was free? :-) Please let me know if you have any questions. Brad -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 11:00 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving; VBA Subject: [AccessD] internet screen manipulation 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 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.