> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>(Vintage Macs) > Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 15:30:26 -0500 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>(Vintage Macs) > Subject: Vintage Macs Digest #1653 > > I not sure that this belongs here, but can anyone recommend a decent (free? > online?) guide to AppleScript and/or give me an idea of what it's capable > of - particularly in terms of automating 68k web browsers. > I use my IIfx to hook up into the http front-end of my employer's server > farm and hope to automate the process of clicking a half dozen links and > filling in a stupid form every time I do so. > > > Cheers, > Adam.
I've enjoyed the tutorials I've found here: <http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/macwarriors/applescript/> > I can't think of a single browser other than *maybe* iCab that's scriptable > anyway. I don't think there are any as scriptable as you seem to want; however, you can probably send a URL to open. There are Scripting Additons for requesting HTTP documents, so if you really wanted to, you could have the script request pages, parse them, then send the browser to the final result - it'd be a lot of work, but might be a fun challenge. I haven't worked with it much, but there is a Mac version of Perl - MacPerl (now I play with perl in OS X's darwin environment). Perl is a great language for manipulating text - I've used it mostly for CGI on the web. Hope the link helps, David Robarts -- "Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks." --Samuel Johnson -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
