I'd like to create an application (C# console app, vbs, suggestions?) that is launched through Windows Scheduler which simply looks for an existing instance of Internet Explorer and if found, reads the URL entered in the address bar. It will run on a single machine. Any suggestions on how to approach this? Type of app, objects to use, etc?
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Read browser URL from C#
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JurkMonkey
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Hmmm,
I don't think that's easy (I could be wrong!) but I wonder if your approach is the best way to accomplish what you are trying to do.
What is the idea of getting the URL from explorer? Can you not create a port 80 sniffer that just parses web requests as they go out?
I don't think that's easy (I could be wrong!) but I wonder if your approach is the best way to accomplish what you are trying to do.
What is the idea of getting the URL from explorer? Can you not create a port 80 sniffer that just parses web requests as they go out?
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JurkMonkey
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That might be in VB.net but it's easy to convert. Basically you just let a service run on the computer that listens to any traffic on that port. You can then do what you like with the data as long as it's not encrypted.
JurkMonkey
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This one might be better and in C#
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