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Re: Finder thru Safari
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Re: Finder thru Safari


  • Subject: Re: Finder thru Safari
  • From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:47:49 -0500

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Pooja <email@hidden> wrote:
> The goal is to upload a file via a web interface on safari.

If the goal is to upload a file, then the goal is to upload a file,
and Safari is just the way you're currently trying to accomplish that.
 It's not a necessary part of the equation.

> steps to upload file:
> 1. login to web page

In other words, "submit an HTTP POST request with username and
password and possibly some other hidden values and get a cookie back"

> 2. click upload button

... which is how Safari renders an <input> element with a type
attribute of "file"...

> 3. choose file
... telling Safari which file you want to upload

> 4. upload done.

So as soon as you pick the file in the chooser, it's automatically
uploaded?  You don't have to click another button on the web page?

You don't need a browser to upload a file or submit a web form, and
you certainly don't need to use GUI programming to remote control a
browser..  I would look into a directly-programmable, non-GUI HTTP
client, like curl.  Or make your own web page with Javascript that
does the automation for you.

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Mark J. Reed <email@hidden>
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