[python-win32] Intenet explorer using PythonWin Help

[Mike Driscoll]

On 1:59 PM, Pat McGuire wrote:
>
> I am new at programming with Python and am using Pythonwin.  I have a 
> couple of questions'
>
> 1.  The code below after doc.FormName.submit() will navigate to 
> the correct page but if I print the url it shows the url of the page I 
> logged in at.  I thought submit would be just like if I clicked on the 
> submit button.
>
> import win32com.client
> import win32api
> ie = win32com.client.Dispatch( "InternetExplorer.Application" )
> ie.Visible = 1
> ie.Navigate("urlhere 
> <http://posting.www.backpage.com/classifieds/central/index>")
> while ie.Busy == True:
>     win32api.Sleep(1000)
> doc = ie.Document
> doc.FormName.email.value = "emailaddress <mailto:doublepllc at gmail.com>"
> doc.FormName.password.value = "mypassword"
> doc.FormName.submit()
>
> 2.  Can you point me to a site that which show me how to access each 
> type of form element, i.e. option, hrefs, links, etc
>
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>

I've heard good things about Mechanize: 
http://mechanize.rubyforge.org/mechanize/

It's not PyWin32, but it's probably easier to use than win32com methods.



-- 
Mike Driscoll

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