Navigate in IE

[Dieuz]

Hi,

I'm really new to every IE.au3 commands and I was wondering if I can achieve this with an Autoit script:

At startup,

1. Launch an "hidden" Internet explorer window

2. Navigate to "www.hotmail.com" in this hidden IE window

3. Send the Email adress + password to the input box in IE

4. When the Inbox open on hotmail, Unhide this window

I'm asking this because I'm making a task manager and I want on startup that hotmail Inbox open.

How can I do such things in an hidden IE window then Unhide the window?

[mikehunt114]

All can be done. Look into the helpfile regarding the IE functions. To make the window visible or hidden, adjust the "visible" property using _IECreate or _IEPropertySet.

[Dieuz]

Yes I read about that but How can I send text/keys to an hidden window?

Edited July 20, 2007 by Dieuz

[LukeJrs]

CODE

#include <IE.au3>

; Create a browser window and navigate to hotmail

$oIE = _IECreate()

_IENavigate($oIE, "http://www.hotmail.com")

; get pointers to the login form and username and password fields

$o_form = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, "f1")

$o_login = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($o_form, "login")

$o_password = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($o_form, "passwd")

; Set field values and submit the form

_IEFormElementSetValue($o_login, "your username here")

_IEFormElementSetValue($o_password, "your password here")

_IEFormSubmit($o_form)

Exit

[mikehunt114]

Yes I read about that but How can I send text/keys to an hidden window?

If you be a bit more descriptive, I'm sure we can suggest a way NOT to "send text/keys" to the window. Most everything can be done with the _IE functions. If you are trying to populate inputs like username and password fields, get a reference to the objects as in the example posted above this, and then use _IEFormElementSetValue, or something of the like.