NOTS3W Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I need to logon to a vendor's web site (I can do this manually) then run a script or macro to:1. Read a local file, one line at a time2. Insert the read value into a specific field on the web page3. Click a button (Go, Search, Continue, whatever)4. Wait for the next page to appear5. Read the text from a certain field6. Write the original value and the result to a different local file7. Repeat the first six steps until reaching the end of the first fileI know errors could occur, but I'd rather get as far as I can, crash/timeout and restart than to manually type 100's of alphanumeric values and write down the results.Surely, someone has needed to do such a thing before. I've been searching for browser macro/script/automate and haven't found anything that sounds like it will do the job for less than a few hundred dollars.Is there some utility that will do this or a relatively simple language that I can use to program it?If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd sure appreciate it.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Only idea I have is AutoIt and AutoHotkey.http://www.autoitscript.com/http://www.autohotkey.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srikat Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I believe www.macros.com will be the best tool for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTS3W Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Thanks, guys.I'd thought about AutoIt (used that before for installing some software) but when I looked at reading from a file, it got pretty complex. I'll check out AutoHotKey, but the main page on that link doesn't allude to reading and writing from and to a file. I've just downloaded MacroExpress and will give it a try.I know everyone wants everything right now, but in this case, if I have to spend two weeks learning to automate this process, I might as well do it by hand and be done.Again, thanks for your advice and suggestions. I'll report back on how it goes.Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremecartyle Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Try Automation Anywhere. I have found their web recorder tool very useful. www.tethyssolutions.com/automation-software.htm-Jereme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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