Re: Need help writing a script

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AutoIt has a "waitfor". Real nice little program too.

Larry(LJL269) wrote:

I would use a macro controller that just types & moves mouse
as u would. Timing is only tough part. These 2 are/were $0
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/index.php or
http://www.mrdo.com/1.html

HTH-Larry

On Fri, 05 May 2006 10:35:49 -0500, Peabody
<waybackNO642SPAM44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Here's what I want to do:

1. Go to webmail.cox.net
2. Log on with my name and password
3. Select the Spam folder
4. Select All emails in that folder (check the All box)
5. Transfer selected to the Inbox folder
6. Log off

I know how to capture the low-level packet traffic for a manual session, so I think I can pin down WHAT to send, but I don't know how to send it, or how to write a script that would do these things automatically.

Someone has already posted such a script at Cox, but it requires installing Perl, and then installing the C++ compiler to compile a special Perl plugin, and while I really appreciate what he's done, I was kinda hoping there was a more accessible way to do this, perhaps involving a built-in scripting language in XP.

Can someone tell me what I'm up against here? Years ago I did programming in Fortran and Assembler, but know nothing about Windows, HTML, TCP/IP, etc., and of course have no compilers.

Can something this simple be done simply?

And if I'm in the wrong newsgroup, can someone point me to the right one?




Any advise given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it may only apply NUGS (Normally, Usually, Generally, Sometimes :)

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