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Gradimir
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Need help with youtube upload

Post by Gradimir » Sun Aug 14, 2011 4:16 pm

Okay here's the problem:

I got a folder with all videos I want uploaded. And I need a script which will go to http://upload.youtube.com/my_videos_upload, click on the yellow Upload video button and select a first video from folder. In next loop it'll again click on Upload and select next video from folder.

Anybody has any idea how this could be done?

Thanks.
MattBell7
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Re: Need help with youtube upload

Post by MattBell7 » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:52 am

it can be done, in fact i've done it before, but i was paid to do it, so can't post the code i'm afraid.

try recording your macro steps, then look at the scripting interface pages on the wiki and it'll tell you everything you need to know.
Gradimir
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Re: Need help with youtube upload

Post by Gradimir » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:20 pm

MattBell7 wrote:it can be done, in fact i've done it before, but i was paid to do it, so can't post the code i'm afraid.

try recording your macro steps, then look at the scripting interface pages on the wiki and it'll tell you everything you need to know.
Well I already know how to do everything except select videos for upload, and I can't seem to find solution anywhere, so that's why I'm asking here.
MattBell7
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Re: Need help with youtube upload

Post by MattBell7 » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:33 am

so have you tried recording the steps? what happens when you re-run it.

all you've done is say 'i have a problem doing this' but havent said what goes wrong, how you're trying to do it.

no info, means no help.
Tom, Tech Support
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Re: Need help with youtube upload

Post by Tom, Tech Support » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:03 am

Matt, don't forget that this is posted in the iMacros for Firefox forum, so the user likely needs to know how to traverse a folder of files using Javascript. Since that is more of a general Javascript question, I suggest the user refer to the following:

FILE I/O in Javascript - MDN Docs
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Re: Need help with youtube upload

Post by Tom, Tech Support » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:07 am

It also might be quicker and easier to generate a list of the files (including full path to each file) as a text file that can then be used as input to the macro. E.g. use the DIR command piped to a file.
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vt2011
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Re: Need help with youtube upload

Post by vt2011 » Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:50 am

Hi,

I can make it work with basic upload htlm form but it does not work with java upload, the TAG format used for html form is not found when java uploader is used.
Is there any solution to solve this issue on iMacro Firefox ?

Thanks
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Re: Need help with youtube upload

Post by Tom, Tech Support » Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:29 pm

vt2011 wrote:I can make it work with basic upload htlm form but it does not work with java upload, the TAG format used for html form is not found when java uploader is used.
Is there any solution to solve this issue on iMacro Firefox ?
You need to use DirectScreen to automate Java applets. DirectScreen is currently only supported in the iMacros commercial editions.
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MattBell7
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Re: Need help with youtube upload

Post by MattBell7 » Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:27 pm

ah, the version i wrote used the basic uploader, not the java one, for that exact reason. although i don't see why the basic uploader doesn't do what you need it to...
vt2011
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Re: Need help with youtube upload

Post by vt2011 » Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:52 am

right, thank you guys.
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