How to make this work without Opening an IE Window

[SteveO]

How would I make this script work without the IE Window?

Func NumPost()
    For $I = $startpost To $endpost
        _IENavigate($IE,$Thread[2] & $sid)
        $Post = _IEFormGetObjByName($IE,"post")
        $Mess = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($Post,"message")
        _IEFormElementSetValue($Mess, $startglobalbbcode & $Message & $endmsgbbcode & $startnumbbbcode & $sym & $I & $endglobalbbcode)
        _IEFormImageClick ($Post,"Submit","alt")
        $I = $I+1

        Sleep(Random($min, $max, 1))
                        _IENavigate($IE,$Thread[3] & $sid)
        $Post = _IEFormGetObjByName($IE,"post")
        $Mess = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($Post,"message")
        _IEFormElementSetValue($Mess, $startglobalbbcode & $Message & $endmsgbbcode & $startnumbbbcode & $sym & $I & $endglobalbbcode)
        _IEFormImageClick ($Post,"Submit","alt")
        Sleep(Random($min, $max, 1))
    Next

    EndFunc

Just need to know if there's any syntax I can use to replace the current syntax to run that function without the IE window open.

Edited January 11, 2008 by SteveO

[Swift]

Doubt You Can...But Someone With More Experience May Know Something.

Although...You Could Run It... at @SW_HIDE

basically make it open the IE window...but hide it...so they cant access it

that should work

Edited January 11, 2008 by Swift

[weaponx]

I don't see where you are creating the IE instance. IF you use _IECreate there is an option to hide.

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

0 = Browser Window is hidden

1 = (Default) Browser Window is visible

[Danp2]

Check out _IECreate. It takes a parameter that allows you to specify whether the window is visible.

[SteveO]

Well I basically want to eliminate IE from the equation not just hide it. The load time wait is the only thing that's hindering the speed of my program. But I need the pages to load to ensure I don't get any errors.

I don't see where you are creating the IE instance. IF you use _IECreate there is an option to hide.

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

0 = Browser Window is hidden

1 = (Default) Browser Window is visible

I'm guessing this wouldn't reduce or remove the load time at all, would it?

Edited January 11, 2008 by SteveO

[Swift]

not sure then..

[weaponx]

It will load at the same rate regardless of its visibility.

[SteveO]

It will load at the same rate regardless of its visibility.

Yea that's what I figured. So there's no other way to do this? Not even if I grabbed the page source or something?

Edited January 11, 2008 by SteveO

[SteveO]

Is there any way to submit a form by just grabbing the page source using _INetGetSource?

[Brickoneer]

Not that I'm aware of. If you are looking to do the straight http get/post requests (Like submitting a form), look at http.au3.

[DW1]

Load it without pictures to increase the speed. Do a search.

EDIT: Added link to AutoIt Snippets - Toggle IE Images On/Off

Edited January 12, 2008 by danwilli

[SteveO]

Not that I'm aware of. If you are looking to do the straight http get/post requests (Like submitting a form), look at http.au3.

Thanks, I will begin looking into that. Because that's exactly what I'm trying to do.

Load it without pictures to increase the speed. Do a search.

EDIT: Added link to AutoIt Snippets - Toggle IE Images On/Off

I'm already doing that. =/ Only shaved off between 1 and 3 seconds.

Edited January 12, 2008 by SteveO

[SteveO]

Not that I'm aware of. If you are looking to do the straight http get/post requests (Like submitting a form), look at http.au3.

Could I use http.au3 functions to edit parts of a form, like the Message section of a form?