Use AutoIT to run thought a list of URLs?

[Johnyoung]

I saw this done before, but now I wish try this for myself.

Can someone provide me the codes/ways you would use to be able to use AutoIt to run/visit a list of URLs.

example:

I would like the script for this program, so that when I click it. the program will run through a list of URLs (As in visit a website then replace that with another website, *visiting a list of URLs)

www.google.com

www.yahoo.com

www.myspace.com

I want it to just visit each website

[mmavipc]

try the IE.au3 include just navigate to each of the websites with that.

[MrCreatoR]

Hi, and wellcome!

You can use ShellExecute inside a loop..

Dim $aURL_List[4]

$aURL_List[0] = 3
$aURL_List[1] = "www.google.com"
$aURL_List[2] = "www.yahoo.com"
$aURL_List[3] = "www.myspace.com"

For $i = 1 To $aURL_List[0]
    ShellExecute($aURL_List[$i])
Next

[Johnyoung]

Hi, and wellcome!

You can use ShellExecute inside a loop..

Dim $aURL_List[4]

$aURL_List[0] = 3
$aURL_List[1] = "www.google.com"
$aURL_List[2] = "www.yahoo.com"
$aURL_List[3] = "www.myspace.com"

For $i = 1 To $aURL_List[0]
    ShellExecute($aURL_List[$i])
Next

That's awesome, but is it possible to replace the URLs rather than opening up a new tab/window for it? Because I wish to use AutoIt get views on 10+ of my videos, and I really wish there is a way to just open a URL then replace that with the next URL so I wouldn't have to open 10+ windows for all URLs.

[Brickoneer]

Take a look at the IE.au3 tools by dale.

You can use the _ienavigate to then navigate the same IE browser to each website individually rather than opening them all in different browsers.

Hope that helps.

[MrCreatoR]

is it possible to replace the URLs rather than opening up a new tab/window for it?

It's depends on what browser is used, for IE Brickoneer answered, for the Opera/Firefox, search on the forum for WWW_OpenURL +Opera/Firefox (i posted few examples).

[Vhaerun]

I used to do scripts like that a lot

I usually did them like this : I wrote the links in a textfile and then I visited each one .

AutoIT has file support , so I guess it would be easier like this instead of hardcoding them in your script.

[FreeFry]

Something like this perhaps?

#include <IE.au3>

Dim $a_URLs = StringSplit("www.google.com|www.yahoo.com|www.myspace.com", "|")

$ieObj = _IECreate($a_URLs[1])

For $i = 2 To $a_URLs[0]
    MsgBox(0, "Ready?", "Show next site?")
    _IENavigate($ieObj, $a_URLs[$i])
Next

[Vhaerun]

Here is a sample code you could use :

#RequireAdmin

#include <IE.au3>

HotKeySet("!z","NextLink");

Dim $PathToFile,$FileHandle,$Line,$browser;

$PathToFile=InputBox("Input","Enter the path to the file containing the links");

$FileHandle=FileOpen($PathToFile,0);

If @error<>0 Then
    MsgBox(0,"Error","Error Opening the File");
    Exit
EndIf

$browser=_IECreate();

While 1
    Sleep(300);
WEnd

Func NextLink()
    Local $Line=FileReadLine($FileHandle);
    If @error=-1 Then
        MsgBox(0,"Sorry","Ran out of links!");
        Exit;
    Else
        _IENavigate($browser,$line);
    EndIf
EndFunc

It's pretty straightforward . You press Alt+Z to jump to next link .

See ya !