Re: IE & File Open

I think it's simply

use strict;
use Win32::OLE;

my ($brio);

#This is the location where my brio query is held on the server
$brio = '//172.21.75.45/planning/logistics/programs/B_Chicago_wip_quer
+y.bqy';

#Then open up a new IE session
my $ie = Win32::OLE->new("InternetExplorer.Application")
   or die "Can't start IE\n";

$ie->{visible} = 1;

$ie->navigate($brio);
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By the way, the block you commented out refreshes the page every five minutes, forever. You probably don't need it.

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Re^2: IE & File Open by Portree (Novice) on Jul 25, 2005 at 18:39 UTC
Hi ikegami Thank you, that worked perfectly. It now does exactely what I was looking for. Now, to my next question. To run a query I need to simulate from the new program that opened in the IE window the pressing of a button marked "Process". Any idea how to do that? An alternate is to go within the program and press "Tools => Process Query => Current" So, not sure which would be easier with PERL. Once again, I really appreciate the help. Thank you. Portree	[reply]
Re^3: IE & File Open by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jul 25, 2005 at 18:43 UTC
How about you read the documentation, particularly the `click` method. If you still have problems, show us what you tried. By the way, "Perl" refers to the language, "`perl`" refers to the program which runs Perl scripts, but there's nothing called "PERL".	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: IE & File Open by Portree (Novice) on Jul 25, 2005 at 19:05 UTC
Hello Once again ikegami Thank you for the link, while I did search for information regarding this functionality before I posted my question, I did not see this particular piece of information. I have read over the documentation that you pointed me towards and I am trying to incorporate it now. I will definately let you know if I have further questions. Regards, Portree	[reply]
Re^4: IE & File Open by Portree (Novice) on Jul 25, 2005 at 20:07 UTC
OK, sorry if this is a stupid question, but what is "args" in the line `$ie->click_button( %args )` I found this within the code on the website you mentioned. I have looked it up within the search function, but so far no luck as to a description. Thanks Portree	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: IE & File Open by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jul 25, 2005 at 20:28 UTC
Re^6: IE & File Open by Portree (Novice) on Jul 26, 2005 at 16:10 UTC
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Re^3: IE & File Open by Portree (Novice) on Jul 25, 2005 at 21:29 UTC
Hello All again, I have found the code `$ie->click_button(%args)` and I admit, I am not sure what to do with it. ikegami showed me a link and it shows this code for press_button, but I admit, I am not sure how to incorporate it into my script. The button that I want to press is titled "Process". I have tried all kind of variations on this. Any help is appreciated. Regards, Portree	[reply] [d/l]