[AccessD] internet screen manipulation

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Wed Jun 16 15:50:43 CDT 2010


I use AutoIt for the same sort of thing (also free).
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/index.shtml

(AutoHotKey is a "fork" of AutoIt v2 with better Hotkey support)

AutoIt comes with a DLL version as well so you can integrate it's capabilities into VBA etc :-)

-- 
Stuart

On 16 Jun 2010 at 13:11, Brad Marks wrote:

> 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
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