I know you don't like autosubmitters...

RobUK · 2005-07-04, 03:17 PM

Thanks for that info, Linkster. I posted much the same question, ie I know autosubmitters are bad, but WHY are they bad, a couple of weeks back but didn't get any replies. Now I know :-)

Copying and pasting 5 lines for 30 or 40 or more sites can be a bit of a PITA though. So I'm using a little program I knocked up myself in half an hour or so - just a Delphi form with 6 edit boxes and 6 copy buttons. Type the text in once, copy each field as often as needed. Nothing automated about it - I still go to the submit page and fill the form manually, but it's done faster.

I'm sure there are much more sophisticated solutions on the market, but this way, as you say, I actually see the form and can react to any changes.

Just in case I get the urge to "improve" it sometime, is there anything else (like caching the page) that would be frowned upon?

Also, what do you mean by "pull in a copy of the submit form"? Are you referring to something that would down load the form invisibly by talking HTTP to the server and requesting the page? Or would your comment apply to an app that encapsulated a copy of IE and used that to present the form for filling? Just curious!

Rob.

2005-07-04, 03:17 PM	#1
RobUK I'm going to the backseat of my car with the woman I love, and I won't be back for TEN MINUTES Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 80	Thanks for that info, Linkster. I posted much the same question, ie I know autosubmitters are bad, but WHY are they bad, a couple of weeks back but didn't get any replies. Now I know :-) Copying and pasting 5 lines for 30 or 40 or more sites can be a bit of a PITA though. So I'm using a little program I knocked up myself in half an hour or so - just a Delphi form with 6 edit boxes and 6 copy buttons. Type the text in once, copy each field as often as needed. Nothing automated about it - I still go to the submit page and fill the form manually, but it's done faster. I'm sure there are much more sophisticated solutions on the market, but this way, as you say, I actually see the form and can react to any changes. Just in case I get the urge to "improve" it sometime, is there anything else (like caching the page) that would be frowned upon? Also, what do you mean by "pull in a copy of the submit form"? Are you referring to something that would down load the form invisibly by talking HTTP to the server and requesting the page? Or would your comment apply to an app that encapsulated a copy of IE and used that to present the form for filling? Just curious! Rob.