Sending FORM-Datas (like a Browser)

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 4:18 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by ittraining.

My Problem: i like to program a tool for
sending formular-dates (FORM Datas) like you would do
by hand if you type in datas in a webpage-formular and
send it manually to a webserver.

I like to emulate this by a program.

is there anyone which have a short example-code or hint for me,
how to do this?

Thanks a lot

Ulli

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 8:20 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by El_Choni.

I think you must first send an HTTP header, I don't know how that works exactly. The data of the form you want to send can be converted with the URLEncode() function of the CGI library.

Bye,

PS: if you use PB Windows, you can use URLDownloadToFile_() as explained here:

viewtopic.php?t=628 Tiny code to download a web page%2Ffile&Forum_Title=Tricks %27n%27 Tips

Edited by - El_Choni on 23 April 2002 09:23:11

Edited by - El_Choni on 23 April 2002 09:23:42

tkruk · Post by **tkruk** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 10:31 pm

Yeah I would love to do this also. Perhaps with send keys or an API call...
Gotta research it though. Anyone???

I personally want to do it for my personal use so I can build an
app that will automatically log me into mutiple pages... with a single
button click....

But for regular stuff there is an excellent program called AI RoboForm
<a href="http://www.roboform.com/" target="_blank">http://www.roboform.com/</a>...

Tom

ricardo · Post by **ricardo** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 10:45 pm

Usually you send the data in the form at the end of the url

After the "?" appears every variable and its value separed by &

http://www.google.com/search?q=purebasic

will be the same as i type purebasic and press the search button.

With passwords, normally can't do it by this way.

Karbon · Post by **Karbon** » Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:30 am

ricardo : Not really true. GET (the method to you reference) is *one* way to send data to a CGIish program. POST is probably more commonly used. Either way to simulate this you'd have to speak HTTP to a web server. I'm sure there are many existing CGI/network libraries for this out there and I think the forum post above mentions some helpful links.

http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html

FYI from the HTTP RFC. Reads like stereo instruction but contains everything ya need to know if you're going to roll your own solution..

Good luck! Doot!