Automate Log Out of facebook

[boomingranny]

Hi,

I am trying to make a script to automatically logout of facebook when i am away from my computer for a few minutes, or when i hit a hotkey.

I am using IE, and whatever i do i can't get it to logout.

i have tried simply browsing to the http://www.facebook.com/logout.php

i have tried automating submission of the form,

i have tried automating clicking the logout button

nothing seems to be working for me.

Has anyone else out there managed to script this?

Cheers,

Daniel

[guinness]

Maybe have a look at _IEAction() to Click the Logout button?!

Note: I don't personally use the IE Functions.

[boomingranny]

Maybe have a look at _IEAction() to Click the Logout button?!

Note: I don't personally use the IE Functions.

thanks for the help,

tried _ieaction($oelement,"focus") then _ieaction($oelement,"click")

still doesn't appear to click it

tried setting focus to it then sending ie an enter key, still doesn't click it...

[JohnOne]

Assuming you are already logged into facebook, this will navigate there, sleep, then logout.

I've not long been using IE functions so its very basic.

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IECreate("http://www.facebook.com/")
$oForm = _IEGetObjById($oIE,"logout_form")

Sleep(5000)
_IEFormSubmit($oForm)

[boomingranny]

Assuming you are already logged into facebook, this will navigate there, sleep, then logout.

I've not long been using IE functions so its very basic.

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IECreate("http://www.facebook.com/")
$oForm = _IEGetObjById($oIE,"logout_form")

Sleep(5000)
_IEFormSubmit($oForm)

thanks John,

i had been doing that, but it has helped because i have found that it does (half) log you out of facebook.

if you don't run the above code then you close and reopen IE then you are still logged in

if you DO run the above code then you close and reopen IE then you are logged off

if you DO run the above code BUT you DON'T close IE you are still logged in!

so i am using the above code then forcing all ie processes to terminate, and that is working for my needs. thanks.

[JohnOne]

Weird about the half logged out thing, perhaps it has something to do with cookies.

[pipo223]

Hi Guys Beside I have a problem with posting information on the share textarea. I haven't been able to find the form name corresponding to the textarea name which is "xhpc_message_text".can you please give me an example how to do it using Autoit ?

[pipo223]

Here is my code. My problem is that i cannot write in the status textarea. Help me please

#include <IE.au3>

_IEErrorHandlerRegister()

$user = "email@hotmail.com" ;<<< Change username

$pass = "password" ;<<< Change password

$url = "http://www.facebook.com" ;<<< Change webpage link

$oIE = _IECreate ($url)

$size = _IEPropertyGet( $oIE, "hwnd")

WinSetState( $size, "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

_IELoadWait ($oIE)

$uForm = _IEFormGetObjByName ($oIE, "login_form") ;<<< Change to form html name on webpage

$uText = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($uForm, "email") ;<<< Change to input name of username field box within form on webpage

_IEFormElementSetValue ($uText,$user)

$pText = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($uForm, "pass") ;<<<Change to input name of password field box within form on webpage

_IEFormElementSetValue ($pText,$pass)

_IEFormSubmit ($uForm)

_IELoadWait ($oIE)

$form3 = _IEFormGetObjByName ($oIE, "u950521_79")

$mind = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($form3, "xhpc_message_text")

_IEFormElementSetValue ($mind, "test")

Edited May 9, 2011 by pipo223