Re: WebBrowser

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"Steve" <Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> So I tried both your methods & neither worked. On top of that neither is
a
> very good option because I would need to pass clear text passwords &
userID's
> throught the string in the addy bar. Would you happen to know if there is
a
> way to pass parameters to a webpage without the address bar being in clear
> text?
>
> Steve.
>
> "Veign" wrote:
>
> > Sure it still matters:
> >
> > With a Windows Authentication or Permission on a folder (Linux type I
think)
> > security type a standard Windows type dialog box opens when accessing
the
> > protected page. With this type of security you may be able to access
the
> > protect page with a URL like:
> > http://MyUserName:MyPassWord@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > If the login page is a Username / Password textbox with a Submit or
Login
> > button you could send the information directly to the web server without
> > going through the textboxes / button. It maybe as simple as a URL like:
> > http://www.TheWebsite.com/login.asp?user=MyUserName&pass=MyPassWord
> >
> > Basically it doesn't matter if its your server or not. All a browser
does is
> > send requests to a web server and get some type of response / data back.
> > You just need to figure out the request the server expects for a login
and
> > duplicate it.
> >
> >
> > --
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> >
> >
> > "Steve" <Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:14B144A7-3D0C-46B2-A1B4-914CE50511ED@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > ok.... there must be some mis communication..... I am accessing sites
that
> > > are not mine... vendor sites for example... I don't want to use
sendkeys
> > > that's why i said something like 'sendkeys'.... So if it's a vendors
site
> > > security authentication won't matter at all because I don't control
the
> > > server & have no idea what type of security they are using.... I need
our
> > > employees to log into sites ( that i have no idea what type of
> > authentication
> > > they have) but i don't want our employees to know the
passwords/usernames,
> > > etc.... so i need to automate the process of loggin into many
different
> > > vendor sites... so i need to find the controls on the form & fill them
> > with
> > > data from a database.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Veign" wrote:
> > >
> > > > But in a Web page using send keys is not the proper way to interact
with
> > the
> > > > page. In the case of a login page you can easily interact directly
with
> > the
> > > > web server through the web browser to login - this is why the type
of
> > > > authentication matters...
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
> > > > Veign's Resource Center
> > > > http://www.veign.com/vrc_main.asp
> > > > --
> > > > Read. Decide. Sign the petition to Microsoft.
> > > > http://classicvb.org/petition/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Steve" <Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:73A85AB6-26AC-49CE-9588-2B3B2E15B6E0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > The login doesn't matter...i just want to send data like a
sendkeys to
> > the
> > > > > page.....so it doesn't matter what type of login it is.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Veign" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Neither?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
> > > > > > Veign's Resource Center
> > > > > > http://www.veign.com/vrc_main.asp
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Read. Decide. Sign the petition to Microsoft.
> > > > > > http://classicvb.org/petition/
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Steve" <Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:3CE51FAC-DE6F-49A6-AAF0-6A726E908FEB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > Neither...they are other sites that our employees need to log
> > into.
> > > > We
> > > > > > just
> > > > > > > don't want to give our employees all the usernames &
passwords....
> > > > without
> > > > > > > going into to much info... I really just need to fill out a
> > > > form...i'll
> > > > > > try &
> > > > > > > post in .net but because the WebControl is a COM object i
thought
> > i
> > > > would
> > > > > > > have some success here.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Veign" wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Also, what type of authentication are we talking about;
Windows
> > > > > > > > Authentication or just a simple login form?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
> > > > > > > > Veign's Resource Center
> > > > > > > > http://www.veign.com/vrc_main.asp
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Read. Decide. Sign the petition to Microsoft.
> > > > > > > > http://classicvb.org/petition/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "Steve" <Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > news:675F0EA7-4397-450C-AF76-6C94D3E04267@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > > > I would like to use a WebBrowser Control in a Windows Form
&
> > pass
> > > > > > > > information
> > > > > > > > > to the loaded pages... ie user name & password type
> > information...
> > > > is
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > possible? I know how to load the web page...but I'm not
sure
> > how
> > > > to
> > > > > > pass
> > > > > > > > > values to the fields within the loaded web page.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Steve.
> > > > > > > >
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