Posted by James A on 11/21/07 19:04

"Tom" <tom@to.com> wrote in message news:fi1v0h021h5@drn.newsguy.com...
> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:27:38 GMT, James A wrote...
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Could someone please suggest the basic steps I need to take to
>>automatically
>>submit a set of data to an online form using PHP? These are basic HTML
>>forms
>>with text fields and option lists, and the form method is Post. I would
>>like
>>to automate the submission process. Do I need to set up a dummy form on a
>>page of my own with the same input fields, populate their values, and then
>>use the action of the form I am trying to submit to? Or is there another
>>way?
>>
>>Many thanks.
>>
>
> I'm not sure if I understand your question. You can use a web form to send
> data
> to a program (the action setting) to be processed. You normally have to
> input
> data into a form before it is submitted, so I'm not sure what you are
> trying to
> automate?
>
> Tom
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Hi, apologies for not clarifying this very well. The forms are on
third-party websites that I have no control of. Until now I have had to
enter the data on those forms by hand. Instead of that I want to submit the
data to those forms automatically using code. The data to populate the forms
is in a database and I can retrieve it fine. I'm just not sure how to submit
it to the forms on those sites. Thanks.

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James

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