atomicc Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Hello, I'm a newbie in XML and need your help. Is it possible to create xml files (or other technology) that feed web forms? I use several sites that need to be populated with multiple records and would like to do something more automated, but I don't know how to start. Thanks in advance. Atomicc Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/247589-xml-2-feed-forms/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
requinix Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 "Feed"? What's the problem you're trying to solve? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/247589-xml-2-feed-forms/#findComment-1271493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicc Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 I use the Avon website to record customer orders from my wife. But I already have all requests on my computer in a Excel sheet. So i don't wanna retype all the orders or copy/paste,m because there are many fields and is prone to errors. How XML can help me with this? Do you have an example? Similar issues happen with other websites I use. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/247589-xml-2-feed-forms/#findComment-1271517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
requinix Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Here's the big question: will it take you longer to copy/paste the values, or longer to write some complicated thing to do this one task? Dealing with other people's web forms can be tricky because you don't necessarily know how they work. They may try to prevent automation, and methods for doing so range from the easy and quick to bypass to complicated and virtually impossible for a bot to use. By the time you find a working solution it may easily have taken so much longer than it would have to just brute-force it and use the form normally. How much time do you think it would take to manually enter everything in Excel into their form(s)? Hours? Days? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/247589-xml-2-feed-forms/#findComment-1271524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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