Need some guidance.
First off - I'm completely new to C++. I have gone over the basics etc.
I have a problem i would like to try and solve using C++ which is :
Rest assured this program is not going to be used as a black bot/spammer etc
I need to create a program which will automatically fill in forms. A program
that will automate the data entry process. At my place of employment we have
a database of old products... about 1000+. Good news is they are already in a database which i can output to various formats... the company who is hosting our website currently has a contract with corporate to manage our websites and current product database/catalog.
For some reason they will not merge our POS database directly into their database(they are claiming they have to manually input the data and want $1000 upward). At the moment my only option seems to be
entering data manually using their online form, which is horrible. is it possible to create a program that can read the data from the database/csv/excel etc, select specific fields and map them to a online form according to the form inputs name? then have it automatically submit the data? on the user end. possibly modifying the browser in memory ? (like a macro etc)
If this is possible could you list a few of the areas i need to read up on to do this with C++. Any help would be much appreciated.
I do realize there are programs out there already that can do this... but i like
to try and create things on my own for the educational benefits.
I have a problem i would like to try and solve using C++ which is :
Rest assured this program is not going to be used as a black bot/spammer etc
I need to create a program which will automatically fill in forms. A program
that will automate the data entry process. At my place of employment we have
a database of old products... about 1000+. Good news is they are already in a database which i can output to various formats... the company who is hosting our website currently has a contract with corporate to manage our websites and current product database/catalog.
For some reason they will not merge our POS database directly into their database(they are claiming they have to manually input the data and want $1000 upward). At the moment my only option seems to be
entering data manually using their online form, which is horrible. is it possible to create a program that can read the data from the database/csv/excel etc, select specific fields and map them to a online form according to the form inputs name? then have it automatically submit the data? on the user end. possibly modifying the browser in memory ? (like a macro etc)
If this is possible could you list a few of the areas i need to read up on to do this with C++. Any help would be much appreciated.
I do realize there are programs out there already that can do this... but i like
to try and create things on my own for the educational benefits.
Sure, this is possible.
To read a csv file, use ifstream/getline and boost::split (http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_43_0/doc/html/string_algo/usage.html#id1761650).
A quick & dirty way to do automatic form submission is to submit a dummy form in your browser and capture the transmission with Wireshark or a similar program. You can use that as a template where you fill in your own data. To actually send the form data, use sockets.
To read a csv file, use ifstream/getline and boost::split (http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_43_0/doc/html/string_algo/usage.html#id1761650).
A quick & dirty way to do automatic form submission is to submit a dummy form in your browser and capture the transmission with Wireshark or a similar program. You can use that as a template where you fill in your own data. To actually send the form data, use sockets.
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