Learning IE functions

[Elmer]

After mastering the basic RUN and SEND commands to automate web/IE activities,

now I'm trying to utilize the _IE functions. I'm not creating BOTS or anything

sinister, just automate simple web logins and update checking activities.

I would like to open a new TAB in IE8, as opposed to a new occurance that _IECreate does.

I've reviewed the IE Help examples, and the footnotes for IECreate, but guess I'm still

too low on learning curve to figure out how to do this.

Are there other IE function examples that I should be looking at to broaden my experience?

Thanks for assistance

[jfcby]

Elmer,

Option 1: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=106771

Option 2:

#include <IE.au3>
$oIE = _IEAttach ("", "instance", 1)
$oIE.Navigate2("www.autoitscript.com", 2048)

jfcby

Edited July 3, 2010 by jfcby

[Elmer]

Elmer,

Option 1: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=106771

Option 2:

#include <IE.au3>
$oIE = _IEAttach ("", "instance", 1)
$oIE.Navigate2("www.autoitscript.com", 2048)

jfcby

OK, that's it! Now, mind if I ask how/where "Navigate2" comes from -

in-other-words, how would I have found that to use? Assume the 2048

is something special... care to elaborate?

Anyways, thanks for the assistance. Always good to learn new things!

Elmer

[DaleHohm]

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Dale

[Thatsgreat2345]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa752094.aspx

  navOpenInNewWindow = 1
    navNoHistory = 2
    navNoReadFromCache = 4
    navNoWriteToCache = 8
    navAllowAutosearch = 16
    navBrowserBar = 32
    navHyperlink = 64
    navEnforceRestricted = 128
    navNewWindowsManaged = 256
    navUntrustedForDownload = 512
    navTrustedForActiveX = 1024
    navOpenInNewTab = 2048
    navOpenInBackgroundTab = 4096
    navKeepWordWheelText = 8192
    navVirtualTab = 16384
    navBlockRedirectsXDomain = 32768
    navOpenNewForegroundTab = 65536

Yes the 2048 means something special