Identify question, respond, then extract data

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TheProph3t
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Identify question, respond, then extract data

Post by TheProph3t » Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:18 pm

I work for a retail company as a department manager. I am trying to extract and insert into an excel document daily sales for my department every day to track and graph my progress. I can log in from home and see my sales for my department each day, however, after I initial log in it attempts to authenticate me using one of my three questions (no captcha, such as where did you live as a child?). Does iMacro have the ability to identify a question and respond appropriately?

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MattBell7
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Re: Identify question, respond, then extract data

Post by MattBell7 » Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:25 pm

if there is a finite list of questions, and you know the answers, then yes.

easiest way would be to extract the question, and the use the scripting interface to say

if question=x then answer=a
else if question=y then answer=b
else if question=z then answer=c

etc
Daniel, Tech Support
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Re: Identify question, respond, then extract data

Post by Daniel, Tech Support » Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:13 pm

Hi,

And here is a link to some info on the scripting interface: http://wiki.imacros.net/Web_Scripting

Best regards,
Daniel, iOpus Support
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