Re: scripting submitting a form
Re: scripting submitting a form
- Subject: Re: scripting submitting a form
- From: Brian <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:42:15 -0400
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Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:46:16 EDT
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To: email@hidden
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Subject: Re: scripting submitting a form
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In a message dated 6/18/01 8:44:20 PM, Brian Mather wrote:
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> Can anyone offer suggestions the syntax to set form data (in name value
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Jeff Baumann wrote:
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Why use IE? I would use URL Access Scripting. It allows form submission and
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you can then parse the reponse page and automate whatever next step you plan.
I thought browser rather than URL access because:
1- Never tried a project like this before and probably didn't know the right
question to ask or what alternatives I could consider.
2- I'm unsure how/if I can build what I want so starting from a browser
seemed logical. I know how to accomplish my task manually in the browser,
so I just need to learn how to control the same steps through AS.
3- My goal being to modify data in an Oracle DB for which a fairly
sophisticated web front end exists, I intend to "set up my environment" --
query the DB manually through a browser, then invoke the Applescript to act
on the results of the query which are returned as web pages comprised of
forms, submit the forms back, modifying the data, repeat as needed.
But, all of that said, I'm open to any and every suggestion
brian