Programmatically Input and Click Buttons on HTML Website Using LabVIEW

[Wee-Bey]

Overview

This uses ActiveX calls to embed a web browser into the front panel of a VI, and then programmatically input text into the HTML text box, followed by programmatically clicking the button.

Description

This uses ActiveX calls to embed a web browser into the front panel of a VI, and then programmatically input text into the HTML text box, followed by programmatically clicking the button. It is a simple VI with a simple HTML page built to demonstrate this functionality for other websites.

Requirements:

• LabVIEW 2012(or compatible)

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Put the HTML page "mypage.html" in your local C: directory, or change the control URL of mypage.html to point to it.
   
2. Enter the desired text into Value For Text Box.
3. Run the VI, and two things should happen.
   • The text you entered should be in the website's text box.
   • Your email client should pop up, indicating that the button was pressed automatically.

**This document has been updated to meet the current required format for the NI Code Exchange.**

[ross_36]

Great work - I did notice that I couldn't get the button click to work on the Edge browser though, not sure if it's just my html or a change from IE.