Vista - Scripting a way to transfer text / commands into a webpageautomatically

Hello, I'm not sure if I'm in the right place as I only use vbs for
active directory procedures. Anyway we have to use a third part
website to input about 180 10 digit numbers into separate fields. I
was looking for a way to automate the input of these numbers as we
will have to be doing this quite often. Right now a user has to copy
and paste or manually type each number in to each field and then press
tab a few times and space bar to add another entry field then add the
next set of numbers and so on. Is there a way to help automate this?

Thank you for your time and hopefully helpful replies!

<nathan.tidd@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:78149cc2-89c6-4740-8c17-62ee414abff6@xxxxxxYou could use the SendKeys method. It's not particularly robust (because
various pop-ups might interfere) but it will probably do for your purpose.

Set ws=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
ws.sendkeys("{tab}")
WScript.Sleep(500)
ws.sendkeys("19234867{tab}")
etc.
If you save this program into c:\Input.vbs then you could invoke it via a
shortcut that you place into the QuickLaunch Bar.

Is the input form HTML, or some type of ActiveX/Java component ?

If just HTML, you should be able to get a reference to an open instance of
IE and iteract directly with form elements on the loaded page.
Google for "IE automation"

Tim

<nathan.tidd@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:78149cc2-89c6-4740-8c17-62ee414abff6@xxxxxx

<nathan.tidd@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:78149cc2-89c6-4740-8c17-62ee414abff6@xxxxxxBelow is an example of what Tim mentioned in his reply. It should open an
advanced Google search page and fill in the input boxes using their names.
The sleep statements are simply there for demonstrative purposes.

If the page uses a standard HTML POST, you could simply build the POST URL
and submit it.

Set oIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")

oIE.Navigate "http://www.google.com/advanced_search"
oIE.Visible = True
Do Until oIE.ReadyState = 4
WScript.Sleep 100
Loop

WScript.Sleep 1000
oIE.document.all.as_q.value = "Text for the 1st field..."

WScript.Sleep 1000
oIE.document.all.as_epq.value = "And now the second field"

For i = 0 to 2
WScript.Sleep 1000
oIE.document.GetElementByID("as_oq" & i).value = _
"'OR' field #" & i + 1
Next