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Name: Vixez
Date: February 6, 2009 at 08:36:17 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Pentium 3.2 Ghz, 1 GB RAM
Product: Dell / DIMENSION
Subcategory: Batch
Comment:

Hey
I'd like to use bat to make a small app.

What I need is, the file opening a page ( example: start iexplore http://www.google.com)

Then I want the bat to search for a specific text in the opened page (like "Search") and then for the next step it should go like :

1) If it finds it --> Creating a log file (txt) with some text like "Pass" or something I can change later on.
2) If it doesn't find it (here I have two options)
Option 1 : Write a log file saying you failed the test
Option 2 : Opening a webpage and writing a log file with some text.

I know I can open a page with
start iexplore http://www.google.com

But I don't know how to do the rest.

Any help is welcome !



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Response Number 1
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: February 6, 2009 at 15:01:50 Pacific
Reply:

"I know I can open a page with
start iexplore http://www.google.com"

Yes, but I see no way to act on it with a bat.


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Response Number 2
Name: Judago
Date: February 6, 2009 at 16:45:23 Pacific
Reply:

I remember reading that it is possible to put together the search string url for google and start that. I'll have a look to see if I can find it....


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Response Number 3
Name: Judago
Date: February 6, 2009 at 17:09:53 Pacific
Reply:

http://users.cybercity.dk/~bse26236/free/free.html

Though I would suggest you change:

START http://www.google.com/search?q=%TERMS%&btnG=Google+Search&hl=en&lr=&safe=off

To:

START "" "http://www.google.com/search?q=%TERMS%&btnG=Google+Search&hl=en&lr=&safe=off"

Because of the meaning of the ampersand to cmd.exe(as opposed to command.com).


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