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Web Interaction commands
Jul 31st, 2008 at 7:07pm
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Hi Erika,

You had demonstrated web-interactiing application, that goes on UPS website and post the tracker# of the shipment in the web form and get the response back in the application (Using HTTPGethtml ( ) and HTTPPosthtml ( )  commands). Is that application is available for review? What if the website first authenticate user by asking UserName and Password before one can even goto such form? Thanks.

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Re: Web Interaction commands
Reply #1 - Jul 31st, 2008 at 7:33pm
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Here's the application. The test tracking number I was using is no longer valid though. You'll have to find a current tracking number to play with.

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What if the website first authenticate user by asking UserName and Password before one can even goto such form?

The SBasic commands can't get through authentication. It will want to affect a browser setting. We have no place to keep the setting and no way to supply it back to the website on request.
  
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Reply #2 - Jul 31st, 2008 at 7:39pm
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Thanks Erika. The authentication request ( username:    password:  ) is itself is a form, isn't it? Why can it not pass it on by just posting the Username and Password?
  
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Reply #3 - Jul 31st, 2008 at 7:44pm
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Bharat_Naik wrote on Jul 31st, 2008 at 7:39pm:
Thanks Erika. The authentication request ( username:    password:  ) is itself is a form, isn't it? Why can it not pass it on by just posting the Username and Password?

If you are talking about the box that pops up with the title Authentication Required and asks for a user name and password then, no, it is not an ordinary form and it does not use HTTP POST to authenticate you.
  
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Reply #4 - Jul 31st, 2008 at 7:56pm
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Thanks for imparting insight into this topic. Any idea, how can I overcome it? Using Script and passing it on using @RedirectProcess ( ) ? I do not know myself much about scripting languages such as Perl, phython, PHP or Java but I believe, my friends can help me out with that if SBasic could handle it some kind of way. Thanks.
  
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Reply #5 - Jul 31st, 2008 at 8:11pm
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It might be doable. If you have a script written that dumps the responses to a text file, SBasic can call the script and pick up the resulting text file. It may be possible to do this through SBasic directly by digging into the HTTP protocol and using the NetworkRead/Write commands. I can't be sure though without trying it and seeing what's in the way.
  
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Reply #6 - Jul 31st, 2008 at 8:26pm
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Thanks Erika. I believe, people will be interacting with web more and more as time goes by and if Sesame facilitates such functionality will be a great plus and an icing on the cake.
  
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Reply #7 - Jul 31st, 2008 at 8:33pm
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We don't disagree that web interaction is increasingly important. We may consider adding authentication headers to these commands at some point, but that only solves part of the problem. You may find that more and more websites are designed to specifically prevent themselves from being accessed by external scripts. They don't want people using automated methods to access their forms and pages except via SDKs that they provide. We'll do what we can to provide you with as many tools as we are able, but you may find the websites themselves taking steps to block you.
  
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Reply #8 - Jul 31st, 2008 at 9:02pm
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Yes, we have been seeing site asking for user input in the form of giving back string what is being displayed on the screen in the form of image that computer cannot read easily. Thanks Erika,  for very insight provoking discussion and help.
  
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Re: Web Interaction commands
Reply #9 - Aug 1st, 2008 at 1:50am
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Hello Bharat....

This sounds like another utility to interact with Sesame.

Are you looking for an automated response to fill in name and password on a popup window?
If you can provide some specifics for me to test, I may be able to help you out again.
  


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Reply #10 - Aug 1st, 2008 at 3:16pm
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Thanks Bob. The information about the sites in your mail box.

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