Rexx and Windows/Win95 Internet Browsers

[TheDir User]

Is there a version of rexx which can run
in Windows/Win95 and communicate with
Netscape/Internet Explorer Browsers.

I want to automate http: command line requests
and capture the output html source code.  Then
read html and take action by sending automated
single mailto or sending another http line.

THanks,
  Ken O.
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[Robert Stark]

Ken,

You can do this by using the REXX Socket functions included with IBM's
Object Rexx For Windows NT/95 product.  The basis of this approach is that
instead of communicating with a browser, your REXX program basically
becomes a browser - you establish a connection with a web server, request
a page, and parse the HTML that is returned to you.  You can use it to
invoke CGI scripts at the web server, too - you must pass the form
variables that those scripts need to run. I used it to monitor
availability of webervers, to detect if they had crashed. There is a GREAT
example at HTTP://www2.hursley.ibm.com/rexxtut/socktut6.htm

To get started, I pasted it into a file, and it worked (THATs what I call
a great example!).

Hope that helps,

Bob Stark [ProTech - a provider of automation training and consulting]

On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, TheDir User wrote:

> Is there a version of rexx which can run
> in Windows/Win95 and communicate with
> Netscape/Internet Explorer Browsers.
>
> I want to automate http: command line requests
> and capture the output html source code.  Then
> read html and take action by sending automated
> single mailto or sending another http line.
>
> THanks,
>   Ken O.
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[Massimiliano Marsiglietti]

Ciao Ken,

you wrote:

> Is there a version of rexx which can run
> in Windows/Win95 and communicate with
> Netscape/Internet Explorer Browsers.
>
> I want to automate http: command line requests
> and capture the output html source code.  Then
> read html and take action by sending automated
> single mailto or sending another http line.

You can do what you specify above with any of the flavors of Rexx,
but of course in NetRexx you already have all the libraries you need
in one place, while (I think) you have to download separate
packages for ORexx and classic Rexx.
Basically you want to build a proxy. :-)

Max

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[Wiley Vasquez (Irv Exch)]

Ken,
  You may want to check out IBM's NetRexx.  It is available free at
http://www.ibm.com/netrexx.  It allows you to write Rexx and it converts it
to JAVA.  You can easily write full JAVA stand-alone programs or
browser-based applets.  I was surprised at the easy of use!  There are quite
a few examples of various items.  

Wiley Vasquez



On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, TheDir User wrote:

> Is there a version of rexx which can run
> in Windows/Win95 and communicate with
> Netscape/Internet Explorer Browsers.
>
> I want to automate http: command line requests
> and capture the output html source code.  Then
> read html and take action by sending automated
> single mailto or sending another http line.
>
> THanks,
>   Ken O.
>

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[dwp]

>I want to automate http: command line requests
>and capture the output html source code.  Then
>read html and take action by sending automated
>single mailto or sending another http line.

you might want to check out Kai's SurfCompanion software. It may fit your
requirement.
details below.
Cheers,
Dave


Dear NetRexxers,

I uploaded version 0.995 of the free, NetRexx written Internet-Tool
SurfCompanion.

Download from "http://SurfCompanion.WWZ.de"  (be patient)
Direct download link is "http://SurfCompanion.WWZ.de/Download/SUCO0995.ZIP"
(420kB)!

The SurfCompanion new featureful Internet-Tool:
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     * a personal extendable WWW-Server, hosting
     * Web-agent, off-line reader for HTTP, FTP, News
     * Agent invoked as proxy or in batch mode
     * Agent filter (time, host, type, content ...)
     * on- and off-line search
     * local and remote operation by WWW-Browser
     * multi-thread operation
     * Logfile generation
     * transparent disk-cache
     * storeable as ZIP-archive (automated daily backup, archive)
     * Email confirmation
     * Java Application, 100% pure, written in Java/Netrexx
     * Freeware, Shareware

Dokumentation:
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    Point Browser to Index.html from the installation directory, or start
Suco.

Installation:
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    You need Java JDK 1.1 installed!
    Unzip and run SUCO.CMD (or equivalent script for your platform).
    Contact running WWW-Server from your browser.


I am still interested in your impressions and in (even more) feedback from
this group.
I am not expecting detailed tests (only). Just give me your thoughts. Even
a "don't like it" or
"my tool XXX is much better" is welcome.


so long

Kai Schmidt




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