populate fields

[flamtech]

I have a website where a person can apply for a fax to email number. Once I have received the email, I have to register the client manually.

Ideally I would like to have a program, running from my website, that login to a website, navigate to the correct page and populate the fields with the client’s information.

Is it possible?

 

[Moederloos]

You have the wrong idea there somewhere.

You need to link the original page to a database (or flat file), you do not need a new page to "navigate" another.

Do a google search on (something like):
"use php to populate a mysql database"

 

[andres101]

ideally, you should capture the information in a database and have another application poll the database and 'enroll' the person.

you can however do what you want to, using am Outlook plugin. There is a ActiveX control that is installed by default, called "Microsoft Internet Controls". With this control, you can embed a web browser in an application and quite easily manipulate the website.

 

[SilverNodashi]

Usually this means you need to login to some provider's website and load the client into their database. Unless your provider has an API todo this, it's not possible

 

[andres101]

Usually this means you need to login to some provider's website and load the client into their database. Unless your provider has an API todo this, it's not possible

Oh yes it is! Using the control mentioned in my previous post, you could for instance do:
WebBrowser1.Navigate "www.test.com"
'<wait for page to finish loading>
WebBrowser1.document.all("username").setattribute "value", "Test"
WebBrowser1.document.all("password").setattribute "value", "test"
WebBrowser1.document.all("submit").Click