RE: Screen Scraping and Macro's

["Jon S" <rvrratjon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for everyones input on this. I used Albert's api and I have enough of 
an application up and running already to show the bosses it can be done.


> From: "Jon S" <rvrratjon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Screen Scraping and Macro's
> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:25:36 +0000
>
> Ok, not sure if this is an RPG question or not so chill on the flames.
>
> I need to be able to possibly pick data up from a file, and then run it
> through some screens programmatically and then perhaps pull some stuff off
> and process it.
> Essentially simulate a user doing data entry to process a customer order 
> but
> through a macro.
>
> Can anyone tell me how this might be accomplished? I have seen it done but
> never been asked to do it. Are there packages for this or a few API's?
>
> Thanks, Jon
>
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