Re: Driving a website using VFP

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From: Neil Waterworth (nospam-or-nwaterworth_at_lineone.net)
Date: 02/06/04 

Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 18:28:07 -0000

Further to the IE automation stuff above, the URLDownLoadToFile() API
function might be useful. It's described at:

http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?group=-1&function=268

Regards,
Neil

"softmica" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A185ED1E-F9DF-4CC9-B80C-00A552C1C265@microsoft.com...
> What I am trying to do is log onto a website and then navigate to the
appropriate page and then click a link which will initiate a file
download.... although I want to be able to specify the download location
without user intervention.
>
> In another section of the program, I want to log onto another website,
select another page which will again require a log on, and then fill in
certain fields automatically (again... no user intervention), submit the
website and then copy the confirmation page that is generated to a memo
field in a VFP application.
>
> There can be no user intervention required as these activities are
time-sensitive and need to be controlled automatically by the VFP
application.
>
> I've tried westwind stuff and it didn't work for what I need to do. I am
amazed that nobody is routinely doing this.
>
> Anyway, if you have some specific ideas, let me know. I've tried to use
the InternetExplorer object but I cannot identify the logon page when it
comes up.
>
> Hope you or someone else has some ideas.
>
> Jim

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