Re: Filling internet blanks with Apple Script

From: Knightly (cmcdonald@RISKWISE.COM)
Date: Thu May 17 2001 - 05:20:21 AEST


You could use this as an example:

tell app "filemaker" to set thisVariable to contents of cell "contact"

tell app "explorer" to getURL
"http://www.domain.com/scriptname?contact=" & thisVariable &
"&field2=" & thisVar2

the field names are grabbed from the <form>...</form> section of the
originating page.

If you want to e-mail me the source of the form page and the
verification pages (assuming it's not a security issue for your
company), I'll help to show you where to grab the information from in
the HTML by commenting the page for you and producing a list of the
fields and their content types.

RSVP

cole
mailto:cmcdonald@riskwise.com

On Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at 09:18 AM, Kirk Pitts wrote:

> Okay, I am still a beginner at Applescript and I learn best by looking
> at
> examples. Does anyone have an example they would  care to send me off
> list
> of filling in a form on a page in Netscape or just type in a basic
> example.
> I need to access the url then fill in multiple form boxes. I know the
> input
> fields names , such as contact, make, model etc.  The form always goes
> to
> another page that checks the info and where you can edit and then
> submit. I
> don't care about automating it completely. I just want to fill in the
> forms.
> I am trying to send an applescript from a filemaker database to fill in
> the
> forms for a repair request. The district I work for used to use a telnet
> program to enter the requests and I was able to script that but they are
> switching to internet forms and I can't seem to get this right.
>
> Any help?
> Kirk Pitts
> Instructional Technology Specialist
> Centennial Elementary School
> http://cenes.pasco.k12.fl.us/
>

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