Retrieve webpage without opening up a IE session

[qazzyguy]

I'm trying to write a script that retrieves the html code of a page, compares it to the last saved point and if it's different retrieves it again.

Basically I want to retrieve the html code of the weather (since I usually am in a rush in the morning and my internet is slow, I don't want to have to wait), thats the part I need help on, the comparing part I can write a c++ code that goes through it div by div.

I want to do this in the background so I can't use _IECreate.

The TCPStartUp() documentation is very confusing and I just want to send a simple get command of http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/hourbyhour/graph/11230?from=tenDay_topnav_undeclared

[CounterCraft]

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <IE.au3>
Opt ("TrayIconHide", 1)

$PanTask = _IECreateEmbedded()
GUICreate("Weather Report", 800, 600)
$PanGUI = GUICtrlCreateObj($PanTask, -62, -136, 1024, 1024)
GUISetState()
_IENavigate ($PanTask, "http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/hourbyhour/graph/11230?from=tenDay_topnav_undeclared", 0)

While 1
    $GUI = GUIGetMsg()
    Select
        Case $GUI = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSelect
WEnd

you can edit

GUICreate("Weather Report", 800, 600)

to

GUICreate("Weather Report", 600, 500) to get smaller box

Edited December 2, 2009 by CounterCraft

[qazzyguy]

I'm trying to to this all in the background, I don't want to constantly have a window open, I want to be able to to double click an html file on my desktop when I need to.

[FuryCell]

Did you try InetRead in the latest beta or InetGetSource?

MsgBox(0,"",BinaryToString(InetRead("http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/hourbyhour/graph/11230?from=tenDay_topnav_undeclared")))

Edited December 2, 2009 by P5ych0Gigabyte

[qazzyguy]

Yes I got it

#include <Inet.au3>


;start loop here
$txt = _INetGetSource("http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/hourbyhour/graph/11230?from=tenDay_topnav_undeclared")
FileDelete("weather.html")
FileWrite("weather.html", $txt)
;run("checker.exe")
;sleep for 10 minutes
;start loop again

You get the point, I have to start working on an effiecent c++ program that ignores changes in time and stuff like that, and one that renames all static included files (gif, js) into same folder notation and also have to download all external files too.

I'll prob just use curls library tho for the same price

Thanks for the help