Scripting Explorer
Scripting Explorer
- Subject: Scripting Explorer
- From: List Guy <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 08:24:08 -0800
"I figured out how to go to a url. Don'tt know how to auto enter user login
and password. Can anyone help? I actually want to login to the Apple iDisc
site. "
Unfortunately, any useful scripting of Explorer requires the use of
Javascript and Explorer's do script command. To fill out the fields of a
form, you'll need to know the form name or position and the field names and
how to use them in Javascript; e.g.
tell application "Internet Explorer"
set fw to item 1 of (ListWindows)
do script "{document.forms[0].fieldname.value = 'av';}" window fw
end tell
-- fw = first window id number
and even then I've found some pages this won't work on. I don't know why.
Aside from that there are the usual interface control programs. I've used
QuicKeys to fill out forms, but Prefab Player, Keyquencer, One Click, &
Cruise Control will probably work as well.
Although I don't use it, doesn't IE have a automatic forms completion
function? Didn't it work?
There was a brief discussion of filling out forms with javascript + do
script at bbs.macscripter.net. The discussion has already scrolled off the
main screen (I think), so you'll need to search the last two months on
"Explorer".
grh