Using Javascript to fill in forms

[Guenther Sohler]

Hallo,

is it possible, to use javascript to automatically fill in forms,
once a site is loaded ?
that means, i would write a small html document, which has javascript
embedded.
it would first load a new site, and then fill out the forms by
'form path'

???

[Erwin Moller]

Guenther Sohler wrote:

Hallo,

is it possible, to use javascript to automatically fill in forms,
once a site is loaded ?
that means, i would write a small html document, which has javascript
embedded.
it would first load a new site, and then fill out the forms by
'form path'

???

Hi,

Yes, that is where JS is good at: forms.
eg: to change the value of some textfield named 'mytext', in a form named
'myform', try:
document.forms.myform.mytext.value='new value';

But you better get your hands on a good book, because the details of all the
elementtypes is too much to describe. (radio, checkboxes, text, textarea,
select, etc).

'Javascript, the definitive Guide', by O'Reilly would be a good choice in my
opinion.
Regards,
Erwin Moller

[Randy Webb]

Guenther Sohler said the following on 2/12/2007 9:55 AM:

Hallo,

is it possible, to use javascript to automatically fill in forms,
once a site is loaded ?
that means, i would write a small html document, which has javascript
embedded.
it would first load a new site, and then fill out the forms by
'form path'

No, what you are describing can't be done. It is a security violation to
try to script a document from another domain. If you are wanting it for
personal use, you can use a bookmarklet that when clicked can fill out a
form.

--
Randy
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