I'm currently developing a VB.NET application at work to optimize and kind of automate the work process.
Part of the job is downloading a .pdf file from our intranet.
For this, we open the IE with a script and CPAU.exe (script below)
Then we fill a form with a "ITEM" number and download the pdf.
The intranet site then runs JavaScript to get the file.
Currently, I am doing this by opening a new IE task with the CPAU script, filling the form with Document.GetElementByName, clicking on the download link and open the file with FindWindowEx.
But this way, is not very reliable and might be confusing for users because the IE window is visible for 1-2sec. and then downloading the file while not visible etc.
Now for my application, I want to implement the JavaScript and directly download/open the .pdf file.
Is this possible or might there be another way to achieve this?
Maybe with WebBrowser.InvokeScript Method ?
INFO:
The name of the element to fill in the "ITEM" number:
ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderTitle$tbNumber
Button for searching the file:
ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderTitle$btnFind
Download link if file is found(ID):
ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_tabQueries_TabPanel1_repeaterSearchResults_ctl01_lbRevision1
HTML Code Intranetsite:
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Data Exchange V3.0.1.18
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<div id="logo">
<img alt="" id="huskylogo" src="images/HuskyLogo.png" style="border-style: none;
border-color: inherit; border-width: medium;" />
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<div id="menu">
<span id="ctl00_lblTitle" style="color:Black;font-size:X-Large;font-weight:normal;">Husky Data Exchange</span>
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<td width="100%" valign="bottom" style="background: url(images/banner11.png) repeat-x">
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<table style="width: 100%">
<tr>
<td style="height: 30px; width: 75%">
<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderTitle_lbItemProject" style="font-weight:normal;">Item #:</span>
<input name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderTitle$tbNumber" type="text" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderTitle_tbNumber" style="width:125px;" />
<input type="submit" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderTitle$btnFind" value="Find" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderTitle_btnFind" />
<span title="Retrieve only the latest released revision"><label for="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderTitle_cbLatest"> Latest:</label><input id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderTitle_cbLatest" type="checkbox" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderTitle$cbLatest" checked="checked" onclick="javascript:setTimeout('__doPostBack(\'ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderTitle$cbLatest\',\'\')', 0)" /></span>
<input type="image" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderTitle$ibWorld" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderTitle_ibWorld" title="Click to home change site" src="images/world.jpg" style="width:21px;border-width:0px;" />
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<td align="center">
<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderTitle_lblPrinters">Milton Printers</span>
<select name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderTitle$ddlPrinters" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderTitle_ddlPrinters">
<option selected="selected" value="mpr021">mpr021</option>
<option value="mpr026">mpr026</option>
<option value="mpr037">mpr037</option>
<option value="mpr047">mpr047</option>
<option value="mpr056">mpr056</option>
<option value="mpr058">mpr058</option>
<option value="mpr059">mpr059</option>
<option value="mpr061">mpr061</option>
<option value="mpr064">mpr064</option>
<option value="KTempPrint">KTempPrint</option>
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<tr>
<td style="height: 30px" align="center" colspan="2">
<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderTitle_lblWarningMsg" style="color:Red;font-weight:bold;"></span>
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</tr>
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</td>
</tr>
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<div>
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<td align="left" style="width: 75%" valign="top">
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<div id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_tabQueries_header">
<span id="__tab_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_tabQueries_TabPanel1">
<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_tabQueries_TabPanel1_lbDrawing">Drawing Query</span>
</span><span id="__tab_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_tabQueries_TabPanel2">
<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_tabQueries_TabPanel2_lbProject">Project Query</span>
</span><span id="__tab_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_tabQueries_TabPanel3">
<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_tabQueries_TabPanel3_lbManufacturinData">Manufacturing Data</span>
</span><span id="__tab_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_tabQueries_TabPanel4">
PTP Times
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<div id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_tabQueries_TabPanel1" style="display:none;visibility:hidden;">
<br />
<table id="dummyTableNEEDED2KeepRepeaterWorkingWithTabControl" style="border-style: none">
<tr>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
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<br />
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<table width="100%" style="border-style: none">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_tabQueries_TabPanel2_lblProjectNo"></span>
<div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<table width="100%" style="border-style: none">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
</td>
<td align="center">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<table width="100%" style="border-style: none">
<tr>
<td>
<td align="center">
</td>
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<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_lblQueryTime"></span>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top">
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<tr>
<th style="height: 21px">
Data List:
</th>
</tr>
<tr class="clsField">
<th>
Your Revisions
</th>
</tr>
<tr class="clsRecord">
<td style="border-bottom-style: none; height: 120px" valign="top" align="center">
<select size="6" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderMain$lbDataListItems" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_lbDataListItems" style="height:110px;width:125px;">
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top-style: none; background-color: window;" align="center">
<input type="image" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderMain$ibDelete" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_ibDelete" src="images/delete.JPG" style="border-width:0px;" />
<input type="image" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderMain$ibDeleteAll" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_ibDeleteAll" src="images/delete_all.JPG" style="border-width:0px;" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="clsRecord">
<td style="border-bottom-style: none">
<input type="submit" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderMain$btnEmailAll" value="E-Mail All Revisions" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_btnEmailAll" disabled="disabled" style="width:150px;" />
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</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="border-top-style: none; vertical-align: top; background-color: #ffffff;">
<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_lblQty">Qty:</span>
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<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="6">6</option>
<option value="7">7</option>
<option value="8">8</option>
<option value="9">9</option>
<option value="10">10</option>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="6">6</option>
<option value="7">7</option>
<option value="8">8</option>
<option value="9">9</option>
<option value="10">10</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolderMain$btnPrintAll" value="Print All" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMain_btnPrintAll" disabled="disabled" style="width:80px;" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<div id="footer">
<p>
<span class="FieldHeader">Contact <a href="mailto:+Helpdesk">+Helpdesk</a> with any
technical issues.</span>
<br />
© 2012 Husky Injection Molding Systems.
</p>
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</html>CPAU Script:
c:
cd Manufacturingdata
CPAU.exe -dec -file manufacturingdata.job -hide
Thanks in advance!
