GetUrl() ?

[random667]

Is there any autoit function that can call a url such as: "http://www.website.com/test/WriteForm.asp?u_input=Test" without opening a browser window?

I have tried InetGet() but it doesn't seem to work.

Thanks

[weaponx]

What do you need to do with the webpage?

[Kreatorul]

#include <IE.au3>

_IECreate ( [$s_Url = "about:blank" [, $f_tryAttach = 0 [, $f_visible = 0 [, $f_wait = 1 [, $f_takeFocus = -1]]]]] )

Just call it invisible? :-/

[random667]

What do you need to do with the webpage?

I need to send the query string "u_input=Test" to the "WriteForm.asp" file.

in flash i can use:

getURL("WriteForm.asp?u_input=Test", "0", "POST");

I dont know if autoit can do something like this or not.

Edited October 12, 2007 by random667

[ken82m]

Not sure what your trying to do but this would work for IE

$IEInstance = Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe " & $url, @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE)

[ssubirias3]

Is there any autoit function that can call a url ... without opening a browser window? .... InetGet() ... doesn't seem to work.

When I can't accomplish what I need with INetGet() I've been forced to use the IE.au3 functions. Have you looked at the Help file and the option settings for _IECreate()?

This from the Help file....

$f_visible Optional: specifies whether the browser window will be visible

0 = Browser Window is hidden

1 = (Default) Browser Window is visible

; *******************************************************
; Example 5 - Create an invisible browser window, navigate to a website,
;               retrieve some information and Quit
; *******************************************************
;
#include <IE.au3>
$oIE = _IECreate ("http://sourceforge.net", 0, 0)
; Display the innerText on an element on the page with a name of "sfmarquee"
$oMarquee = _IEGetObjByName ($oIE, "sfmarquee")
MsgBox(0, "SourceForge Information", $oMarquee.innerText)
_IEQuit ($oIE)

[weaponx]

Maybe try this:

#include <INet.au3>

_INetGetSource ("http://www.website.com/test/WriteForm.asp?u_input=Test")

Basically sending the return value to null.

[ssubirias3]

in flash i can use:

getURL("WriteForm.asp?u_input=Test", "0", "POST");

I haven't used OverloadUT's http UDF, but maybe this can help you? It can be found on this tread titled: HTTP UDF's, For downloading webpages and submitting POST requests

[random667]

The asp page just writes the value of "u_input" to a text file on the server.

Thanks for all the tips guys, I'll try them out.

[random667]

Ok, here is my finished script.

it checks your machines ip address, and fit it changes, the new ip address is written to a text file on a server.

I had been using a script that used blat.dll to email the ip address to me but due to some limitations it would no longer work.

Thanks for the quick help.

#include <Inet.au3>
#include <GUIConstants.au3>

Global $szLastIP = FileRead("ip.txt")
Global $iCheckEvery = "5"
Global $url="http://www.website.com/test/WriteForm.asp?u_input="

While 1
    $szCurrentIP    = _GetIP()
    $szLastIP = FileRead("ip.txt")  
    If $szCurrentIP <> $szLastIP  And $szCurrentIP <> -1 Then
        $szLastIP   = $szCurrentIP
        FileDelete("ip.txt")
        FileWriteLine("ip.txt",$szCurrentIP)
        $IEInstance = Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe " & $url&$szCurrentIP, @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE)
        Sleep(2000)
        ProcessClose($IEInstance)
        Sleep($iCheckEvery * 60000)
    EndIf
WEnd

Edited October 12, 2007 by random667