Web Automation - Need Advice

adivarup · Post by **adivarup** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:14 pm

I have not purchased this tool yet as I am not sure if it will work for what I am trying to do. I sure could use any advice.

I post to about 10 forums each day under differnt user names. My job is to write content and keep the forums looking active.

I hate the process of having to log into the forum, and posting. I do this quite a bit. I have to log out.. log in as someone else, post, then log out.

Can this be automated?
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Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:20 pm

Yes. Should be easy enough to record the logins, post and log out again with WebRecorder. You can then modify to vary the content, or to import from text files, or a database, which you can modify locally. Macro Scheduler is used to edit the scripts and play back.

Not entirely sure I agree with the ethics of faking the forum activity, but that's another matter, and one I shall stay out of :-/

adivarup · Post by **adivarup** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:33 pm

mtettmar,

Thanks for the post!

Let me see if i understand you correctly.

1. Record the activity of me logging into my forum. Posting my content. Then sign out.

Your tool will read the username / password & content from a database which I can update and it will use this information?
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Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:36 pm

Hi,

If you want it to read the username, password and content from a database, then you can make it do so.

First you would record it and the data would be hard-coded as recorded. You could then change the code to use dynamic data from some other source if you so wish.

adivarup · Post by **adivarup** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:40 pm

Sounds like it will do the trick. As this is all i want to do, which product will work for me?
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Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:42 pm

You need Macro Scheduler Std Plus WebRecorder. The Macro Scheduler Std + WebRecorder deal is currently $125, a savings of $59 @
http://www.mjtnet.com/sales.htm

adivarup · Post by **adivarup** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:09 pm

Ok. Just purchased the product and installed it. Where do I now go to learn how to create the script to read a database.
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Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:36 am

There are lots of resources to help you. Start with:

http://www.mjtnet.com/blog/2006/02/20/a ... databases/

http://www.mjtnet.com/vbsdb.htm

http://www.mjtnet.com/blog/2006/01/17/h ... on-script/

And plenty of scripts and tips in these forums. Start by recording the scripts and creating static versions.

If you just want to read from text files you can just use the ReadLn command. See the command reference in the help file.