If it's a simple html form then you could POST the form data to the server directly from within livecode. There is a short guide for doing so here https://livecode.byu.edu/internet/aboutForms.php and here https://livecode.byu.edu/internet/postMethodSteps.php
put urlEncode(fld "fullname") into tName put the hilitedButtonName of group "genderGrp" into tGndr put urlEncode(the label of btn "colorChoice") into tColor put fullname=" & tName & "&gender=" & tGndr & "&color=" & tColor into tArgList post tArgList to URL "http://my.web.site/sampleform.html"; put it into tFormResults You may need to log in to the website from within livecode (using the above form method) to authenticate and retrieve a cookie or session token to include in the headers of your form request On Wed, Dec 8, 2021 at 2:06 PM Peter Reid via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I'm trying to provide an upload facility for an existing on-line club > membership app. This app has a bulk loading facility for initial set up and > is designed for whole database configuration. In addition the app provides > a manual on-line form with 20+ fields making up a member's record. > > Ideally my user would use a facility to upload 1 or more files with rows > of details , each row containing a collection of all the inputs for my user > to use. Sadly, there's no bulk loading facility, so the user has to type in > most of the details from the membership form. > > So here comes the 'Ghost' bit, is it possible to make an LC app that > mimics keyboard and mouse inputs as if the user was there interacting with > the on-line form? If I can do this my user would have a file of inputs > which they could send to the membership database, sit back and watch the > ghostly app 'type' and 'mouse click' their way through completing the > on-line form. > > Any suggestions please? > > Peter > -- > Peter Reid > Loughborough, UK > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
