Navigating IE through the DOS prompt

[dick606]

Hi Folks. Here is some code to navigate automatically through IE in Visual Basic:Function FillGoogle()

Dim ie As Object

Set ie = CreateObject("internetexplorer.application")

ie.Navigate "

http://www.google.com"

ie.Visible = True
While ie.busy
DoEvents 'wait until IE is done loading page.
Wend

ie.document.all("q").Value = "SEARCH TEXT"
ie.document.all("btng").Click

While ie.busy
DoEvents
Wend

End Function

What I want to do is do the same thing in a DOS batch file. Comments anyone? I know how to open a browser window in DOS, but that's about all. Specifically, I would like to open multiple browser windows, navigate to them, log in, and see what I have going with multiple accounts that I have set up (if you get my drift)... thanks!

Also, I would like to do it through firefox, but if IE is easier, it really doesn't matter. I appreciate any and all help I can get on this!

 

[linney]

My only suggestion is to look what is available on the subject via Google,

http://www.google.com/search?q=navigate+OR+open+a+browser+in+Dos&rls=com.microsoft:

Have you tried the VBscript forum?

http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=329

 

[TonHu]

There are specialized tools that can do that task for you. They can even check whether the page has changed, before even opening it, if you need that. Can't recall any names, but a proper search, as suggested, should bring up reasonable answers.

HTH
TonHu

 

[Diancecht]

From this article

iexplore.exe [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.google.com/search?q=%22search+text%22[/URL]

Cheers,
Dian

 

[dick606]

thank you for all the replies. I will try them all, but I'm afraid I'm already ahead of most of them. sorry! and thanks for the help once again you guys.