OT: Web entry automation

[Boaz Bezborodko]

Jose,

1. The CSV would be created by me and used by the automation program as 
a source of data to feed to the data entry automation software.
2. Not the issue.
3.  There is no API for this.  They've set it up so that it's either Web 
entry or full-blown EDI.  No in between.
4.  I don't do web app development.  I just maintain our existing system 
though I write new software for integration to our customers most of 
whom are internet retailers.  Most interactions allow flat file or Excel 
spreadsheet uploading of data.
5.  This is somewhat interactive where it navigates through a few 
different screens for each entry.

Mark,

I was looking at AutoHotkey, but it seems like a lot more work than 
another program I found, Macro Scheduler. 
(https://www.mjtnet.com/macro-scheduler.htm ) The latter has a price tag 
(~$250), but it's programming interface looks a lot simpler.  ( 
https://www.mjtnet.com/macro-recorder.htm ).
It also has onscreen image recognition that may make some parts of it 
easier.
https://www.mjtnet.com/image-recognition.htm

You guys know more about this than I do, so I was curious about your 
thoughts.

Boaz


> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:46:48 -0400
> From: Jose Lerebours <fpgroups at gmail.com>
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: OT: Web entry automation
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> This is not complicated at all based on the simplicity of your question,
> and since I have no time to read through Amazon's stuff, let me ask you
> a couple of questions:
>
> 1. Is CSV always same format?
> 2. Is CSV a push/response from a query?? How do you get this file to
> your server?
> 3. Do they not have an API?? If so, why not use the API?
> 4. What do you currently use for web app development?
> 5. Are you thinking of "upload", "parse" and "populate" type of process?
>
>
>
> On 08/22/2018 07:44 AM, Boaz Bezborodko via Filepro-list wrote:
>> I'm looking to automate data entry into web sites from a CSV file and
>> wanted to know if anyone has a program that's good for this.
>> Specifically, the current task I'm looking to automate is Amazon's
>> Routing Request process for shipments through their VendorCentral
>> platform.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Boaz
>>
>>
>>


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