RE: Fill form field ONLY if blank

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mrjjman
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RE: Fill form field ONLY if blank

Post by mrjjman » Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:34 pm

I'm trying to work with this form, and sometimes the info is pre-filled by the website. Is there a way that if data is in the form field, to not overwrite it? Here is the start of my code below:

VERSION BUILD=8970419 RECORDER=FX
TAB T=1
TAG POS=1 TYPE=INPUT:TEXT FORM=ACTION:PropertyInfo* ATTR=NAME:estYearPurchased CONTENT=12/2012

So if content was blank, then I can pre-fill with my data. However, if content has data, to NOT pre-fill with my info?

Thanks!
chivracq
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Re: RE: Fill form field ONLY if blank

Post by chivracq » Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:13 pm

mrjjman wrote:I'm trying to work with this form, and sometimes the info is pre-filled by the website. Is there a way that if data is in the form field, to not overwrite it? Here is the start of my code below:

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VERSION BUILD=8970419 RECORDER=FX
TAB T=1
TAG POS=1 TYPE=INPUT:TEXT FORM=ACTION:PropertyInfo* ATTR=NAME:estYearPurchased CONTENT=12/2012
So if content was blank, then I can pre-fill with my data. However, if content has data, to NOT pre-fill with my info?

Thanks!
Hum, you always ask interesting Questions, pity you didn't understand how to use a Technical Forum a bit correctly, by not following up on (all I think) your previous Threads for example, and I don't answer your Threads anymore now... :roll:
(Hint: I've already answered a similar Thread a few months ago, searching the Forum is another way "of using the Forum a bit correctly"... :idea: And I don't remember exactly for which Solution I went, but I can think directly of 3 Solutions to achieve what you want, so it shouldn't be very difficult...)
- (F)CI(M) = (Full) Config Info (Missing): iMacros + Browser + OS (+ all 3 Versions + 'Free'/'PE'/'Trial').
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- Script & URL help a lot for more "educated" Help...
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