All,
I am trying to automate IE using Delphi in a process that can load a web
page, fill in some fields, simulate the clicking of a button and navigating
to the page that resulted from the simulated click and then processing it in
the same manner.
I could achieve this with the TWebBrowser component, but all of the
IHTMLElements are not loaded until the TWebBrowser finishes loading the
first page, and the first page will not load if the TWebBrowser component is
not actually visible on the screen.
I have been to the great www.euromind.com site, and have used the UILess
version written by Per. Unfortunately, I do not know how to handle the
clicking of a button on the loaded HTML page using the component. I know how
to click the button, but a visible Explorer window appears when I do it, and
then my Explorer process crashes.
The steps needed are:
1. Load web page using UILess or some other mechanism
2. Auto-select combo box option from HTML page
3. Simulate clicking of button to proceed to next page
4. Load next web page
5. Fill in form fields
6. Simulate clicking of button to post form data
7. Close browser
The reason for doing this is to automate a web-based document management
system which has no API of its own, and all the business rules are written
into the UI logic. This logic must also be reusable from any kind of
application, including Windows Service programs. Any suggestions welcome.
Many thanks and seasons greetings,
Darren
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