Web page fields

[Mike Bonner]

Ah k. I should have read better. You want to fill in the slots, not just
jump to the results.
The javascript would be something like
document.quick_search_form.query.value='the text to search for here'

Since it sounds like you're using the LC browser object, you can probably
build the string as above and use:
 get revbrowsersexecutescript(sBrowserInstanceId,tQuery)

Just now got home, so I haven't had a chance to try it out to determine the
exact method, but that should get you close.

On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Bill Vlahos <bvlahos at mac.com> wrote:

> Firebug shows:
>
> GET https://company.batchbook.com/search/autocomplete?query=NameToSearch <
> https://company.batchbook.com/search/autocomplete?query=NameToSearch>
>
> When I enter the URL as
> https://company.batchbook.com/search/autocomplete?query=NameToSearch <
> https://company.batchbook.com/search/autocomplete?query=NameToSearch>
> into the browser it executes the command and shows the results as a CSV
> list on a blank page instead of mimicking what happens when the user types
> or pastes into the field. When the user types or pastes into the field the
> web page UI overlays the found entries.
>
>
> The page source shows this as the form:
>       <div id="global-search-wrapper <>">
>         <form id='quick_search_form <>'
> ng-controller='QuicksearchController <>'>
>   <input bb-autocomplete="true <>" id="query <>" name="query <>"
> on-select="navigateTo(id) <>" placeholder="Search... <>" type="text <>"
> value=" <>" />
> </form>
>
>       </div>
>
> Bill Vlahos
>
> > On Mar 4, 2015, at 3:07 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnmike at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > If the page isn't too complicated and you can figure out how things are
> > being sent.. (easy if the page works with GET requests.. just look at how
> > it structures the url, and build your own with your query in place of
> your
> > experimental query) If its a post, you might be able to figure out what
> is
> > being sent, and post directly to the page that handles things, but some
> > pages seem to purposely obfuscate things so its hard to tell.
> > I think you can use firebug to look at how things are sent too, which
> might
> > be an end run around deciphering page source.
> >
> > An example of a get URL, simplest method for google...  :
> > https://www.google.com/search?q=bill+vlahos  Replace the stuff after =
> with
> > your url encoded search string.
> >
> > A post is, like I said, can be harder to determine depending on how
> > complicated the page is.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Bill Vlahos <bvlahos at mac.com> wrote:
> >
> >> This isn’t a LiveCode question specifically.
> >>
> >> Let’s say there is a web page and it has a search field on it.
> >>
> >> Can I make a URL that puts text into the field? In this case I don’t
> even
> >> need to press return as the search field will search automatically when
> >> typing text in the field. This particular web page does NOT
> automatically
> >> put the cursor in the search field.
> >>
> >> I’m guessing it is a javascript that does this.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Bill Vlahos
> >>
> >>
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