Fetching data from Web 2

[shmilyca]

Hello,
Soon I need to start working on database project that involves logging into Secured Financial website and fetching data and use it in windows VCL Form Application. Can please any one help me to get started? How this kinda programming is normally done? I know one way of doing it by hardcoing url when I login into my financial institute.How Microsoft Money/Quicken can login when user id and password is entered? I am new to web programming.

Thank you all

Brian

 

[Stretchwickster]

Check out these links:
thread102-627709
thread102-519513

Clive

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[shmilyca]

Thank you Clive!! Appriciate your help.

 

[Stretchwickster]

Your welcome.

Clive

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[shmilyca]

Hi Clive
I looked at those threads.. Do you think thats how Microsoft Money/Quicken do it? I think there has to be doing some professional way. What if you want to add financial institution run time?
May be I am wrong here...I am trying to find professional way...

 

[whosrdaddy]

Ms has the luxury that it controls the web application and the end user application, so interfacing between them can be defined. so this approach is not possible for your application. In this case I would create a middleware client between the enduser app and the website. if the website changes you only need to change the middleware client and your enduser app stays unaffected...

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[shmilyca]

Thank you..How do I find out link for all Financial Institutuions?

 

[shmilyca]

Hi Guys,
Can I do this? I can have financial institution page open in Delphi..But after login successfully instead of displaying default page I can read data and populate in app? How I open brower page in delphi? DO I need to use Indys objects? Anyone have examples?

 

[whosrdaddy]

there are several ways to do this.

one approach is using the TWebBrowser component.

http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch

search at this site for "web" and you'll find several code samples :

http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch/en/showcode.php?id=262

show how to fill in a web form from delphi.

Good luck,
Daddy


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[shmilyca]

Cool.. Thank you Sir!!