How to open a website in background?

[neo van matix]

Hello,

i'm trying to write a script to configure n mobotix-cameras (IP-Webcam's) with one single click - like set the recording-path to xxx on 10 cameras, without logon into each webinterface & change the configuration by hand.

The cameras can be programed by a http-api.

Example: i open http://iptocam/control?set&section=action&visualalarm=disable in internetexplorer - and the visual alarm (red border if something moves trough the picture) will be disabled.

Which command in autoit i could use to send this "command" ? I don't like to open an browserwindow; if i will run these action on 10 cameras, each time a IE-Window will open and has to be closed. Is there a .. silent way? Like.. send an TCP-Package, that seems for the camera like an http-request/command?

Edited August 27, 2010 by neo van matix

[seandisanti]

Hello,

i'm trying to write a script to configure n mobotix-cameras (IP-Webcam's) with one single click - like set the recording-path to xxx on 10 cameras, without logon into each webinterface & change the configuration by hand.

The cameras can be programed by a http-api.

Example: i open http://iptocam/control?set&section=action&visualalarm=disable in internetexplorer - and the visual alarm (red border if something moves trough the picture) will be disabled.

Which command in autoit i could use to send this "command" ? I don't like to open an browserwindow; if i will run these action on 10 cameras, each time a IE-Window will open and has to be closed. Is there a .. silent way? Like.. send an TCP-Package, that seems for the camera like an http-request/command?

could use ie.au3 to create and close your browsers

[Tvern]

I think it probably works if you just InetRead() the adress.

Otherwise you can use the functions in IE.au3 to create a hidden IE window and use that to navigate to the urls.