Autoit over remote desktop - (Moved)

[JemO]

I have created a script to automate data entry to a website from an excel record

Can I return the ID/name of a form input text field form on a website over a RDS (the autoit script is running on my computer not the remote computer)

To give context, currently it starts by clicking at the first input field then tabbing through while inputting data in each field then sending an "enter" to save the form and waiting a set amount of time while it process it. (The form is a javascript form on the website and it saves and reloads without actually reloading the webpage itself)

once this time has passed the script again sends a mouseclick and restarts the process until all the data is entered from the excel file.

 

[Melba23]

Moved to the appropriate forum.

Moderation Team

[20Ice18]

It should be possible to retrieve the ID or name of a form input text field on a website using AutoIt, even if  script is running on your local computer and not on the remote computer.

To retrieve the ID or name of a form input text field, you can use the AutoIt function

_IEGetObjById

or

_IEGetObjByName

 These functions are used to retrieve a reference to an element on a webpage based on its ID or name, respectively.

example:

 

#include <IE.au3>

; Open the webpage
Local $oIE = _IECreate("http://example.com")

; Retrieve the form input field by ID
Local $oInputFieldById = _IEGetObjById($oIE, "input_field_id")
Local $sInputFieldId = $oInputFieldById.id

; Retrieve the form input field by name
Local $oInputFieldByName = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "input_field_name")
Local $sInputFieldName = $oInputFieldByName.name

; Output the retrieved IDs/names
ConsoleWrite("Input field ID: " & $sInputFieldId & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite("Input field name: " & $sInputFieldName & @CRLF)

; Cleanup
_IEQuit($oIE)

I'm not sure if this is what you meant but In the example above, replace "http://example.com" with the actual URL of the website you're working with. "input_field_id" and "input_field_name" should be replaced with the appropriate IDs or names of the form input fields you want to retrieve.

Once you have the ID or name of the form input field, you can use AutoIt functions like

_IEFormElementSetValue

or

_IEAction

to interact with and populate the fields with data from your Excel file

please let me know if it helped

Edited June 15, 2023 by 20Ice18

[robertocm]

10 hours ago, JemO said:

Can I return the ID/name of a form input text field form on a website over a RDS (the autoit script is running on my computer not the remote computer)

You should run a compiled script on the remote server, from your computer you only see a kind of "video" of the remote screen, not possible direct interaction with controls.

I have some examples:

• https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/200843-executing-a-script-on-a-remote-machine/?do=findComment&comment=1441237
• https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/205023-how-do-i-go-about-making-a-program-that-look-on-the-screen-for-on-image-and-then-click-on-it/?do=findComment&comment=1474031
• https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/203441-rdp-interaction-moved/?do=findComment&comment=1461206

[JemO]

On 6/15/2023 at 11:13 PM, 20Ice18 said:

It should be possible to retrieve the ID or name of a form input text field on a website using AutoIt, even if  script is running on your local computer and not on the remote computer.

To retrieve the ID or name of a form input text field, you can use the AutoIt function

_IEGetObjById

or

_IEGetObjByName

 These functions are used to retrieve a reference to an element on a webpage based on its ID or name, respectively.

example:

 

#include <IE.au3>

; Open the webpage
Local $oIE = _IECreate("http://example.com")

; Retrieve the form input field by ID
Local $oInputFieldById = _IEGetObjById($oIE, "input_field_id")
Local $sInputFieldId = $oInputFieldById.id

; Retrieve the form input field by name
Local $oInputFieldByName = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "input_field_name")
Local $sInputFieldName = $oInputFieldByName.name

; Output the retrieved IDs/names
ConsoleWrite("Input field ID: " & $sInputFieldId & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite("Input field name: " & $sInputFieldName & @CRLF)

; Cleanup
_IEQuit($oIE)

I'm not sure if this is what you meant but In the example above, replace "http://example.com" with the actual URL of the website you're working with. "input_field_id" and "input_field_name" should be replaced with the appropriate IDs or names of the form input fields you want to retrieve.

Once you have the ID or name of the form input field, you can use AutoIt functions like

_IEFormElementSetValue

or

_IEAction

to interact with and populate the fields with data from your Excel file

please let me know if it helped

Thanks but I was wanting to run the script on the local computer but for it to enter it on the remote desktop. 

Because the remote desktop is a server and I don't have administration access I cannot install autoit or run an executable script on the remote desktop

Hope that makes sense

[JemO]

On 6/16/2023 at 6:16 AM, robertocm said:

You should run a compiled script on the remote server, from your computer you only see a kind of "video" of the remote screen, not possible direct interaction with controls.

I have some examples:

• https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/200843-executing-a-script-on-a-remote-machine/?do=findComment&comment=1441237
• https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/205023-how-do-i-go-about-making-a-program-that-look-on-the-screen-for-on-image-and-then-click-on-it/?do=findComment&comment=1474031
• https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/203441-rdp-interaction-moved/?do=findComment&comment=1461206

Thanks, not possible unfortunately as I cannot run an executable script or install autoit on the remote desktop unfortunately 

[robertocm]

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