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Passing values from Excel to the web via AppleScript
Authored by: Krioni on Jun 24, '04 03:24:18PM
Not only is this method FASTER, it also works without taking over your interface. In other words, it does not switch applications, etc. GUI Scripting is horrible when there is an alternative. Nice post - I've done a lot with Do Javascript, going all the way back to IE 5 in OS 9. I just wish Apple would add tabs to Safari's AppleScript implementation. AppleScript only knows about the currently-visible tab in Safari.
You can use it with GUI scripting, but it is a lot slower and prone to mistakes. For example, using the do Javascript command takes roughly one to two seconds to fill out 10 text fields on a form, while the GUI command will take roughly 20 seconds. I am sure that there are other ways to do the same thing, but this just points out the power of Applescript capabilities.


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