Guys why do I need APIs for that ? Im just trying to do a simple logging-in into facebook. Its a simple browser function.
If any browser can sign into facebook, then WebClient can also do it im sure. The question is not only facebook specific, it can be for any website that requires logging-in thru cookies and ID/Password. On Nov 29, 8:24 pm, ThanderMaX <[email protected]> wrote: > To connect to facebook from code , u need to lunch their login window > in a webcontrol and handle the proper events . > > Take a look in the following link : > > http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Authorization_and_Authe... > > Above code is written , most probably Mac OSx in mind. But it's the > coding style that is important. > > But most importantly , you need to have a developer specific API key , > which will be used for tracking and house-keeping (internally). Please > do register in the parent site and get your key. > [Same procedure as symbion development]. > > Good luck! > > On Nov 28, 12:48 pm, Faraz Azhar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello > > > Im working on VB.NET and im trying to do an automated login in > > Facebook. I've tried many ways such as HTTPWebRequest, WebClient, > > socket approach, WebBrowser, etc. > > > Only the webbrowser turned out to be successful, but that was the > > lamest way. I was entering ID and Password directly into the webpage > > after it was loaded and then submitting the form. I just want the html > > data so webbrowser doesnt fulfill the purpose as the webbrowser starts > > loading flash and other scripts and images. In other words im trying > > to do screen scraping of facebook. > > > The hurdles in this coding is that login into the facebook requires > > form submitting AND handling cookies. > > > I've made up a code using WebClient. Have a > > look!http://dotnetdevelopment.pastebin.com/m285ff7cd > > > My approach has been this way: > > 1. First try to open thewww.facebook.com/home.php > > 2. Obviously it wont open as we haven't logged in yet. So we will be > > redirected to a login page. > > 3. I extract the Cookies received thru this response. > > 4. I extract the hidden input tags in the HTML submit form. > > 5. Finally I will build up a fresh web request and insert the cookies > > received above along with the input tags, and of course the user ID > > and password. > > > Now I *should* be arriving at a plain 2 line web page which says that > > login was successful and asks to redirect ourselves to the home page. > > *BUT* I am not getting this page. I've tried all possible ways to > > achieve this objective but I am failing terribly. Two common errors > > that facebook gives is that 'web browser is not cookie enabled' or > > 'incompatible browser'. But those issues have been resolved by me. > > First one required proper handling of cookies, latter one required > > UserAgent header to be set in the request. > > > Right now im stuck at nowhere. I try to send the request but facebook > > throws me back to the login page without giving any error message. > > > Need help! > > > PS. My code above includes another function for handling cookies. Its > > code is here:http://dotnetdevelopment.pastebin.com/m313ec4b5
