Passing parameters to a website

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Well, I'm a complete stranger to this topic; I don't even know the general name of this kind of operation, but I'm going to try to explain it. (it's probably something pretty basic)

I'm trying to write a auto-form-fill application. In order to have an interface planning to use GUI on VisualStudio.

It is simply some text boxes that are similar to web site's registration form and a register button to initialize the action.

The information that the user enters in those text boxes will be sent to similar text boxes on a predetermined website's registration page. Then when I click the register button on my application, it will also click the register button on the webpage.

This is simply what I'm trying to do. How can I start? Which topics should I read up on?

Thanks in advance.

is it homework? any great purpose behind this? any technology thought? — Felix Christy
– Felix Christy, Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 16:51
This is a very general question and you should really attempt something so you can show us some code first. But if you really don't have any ideas, start off by searching for GET and POST - they are the two basic ways of passing data to a webpage. — Widor
– Widor, Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 16:51
By the way it's now a hw, just completed the advanced programming class this term, however professor didn't mention anything regarding that kind of connections. Thanks for advice, I'll try to search on that ;) — user1449456
– user1449456, Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 16:55
@user1449456 - In addition to Widor's suggestion, you should probably understand a little bit about HTTP in general. I thought this was a pretty good explanation (more targeted at a specific use of HTTP). — RustyTheBoyRobot
– RustyTheBoyRobot, Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 23:00

Nash Worth · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-11 16:56:59Z

A primary way to pass a parameter to a website is known as "Query String Parameter".

The notion is that a variable can be sent into a webpage through a url.

The format is appended after your webpage:

http...yoursite.com/yourpage.html?x='value'

So the QueryString is a variable x with the value of 'value'.

?x='value'

At this point a variable of x can be available to JavaScript.

Here is a link to describe setup and usage. There are other on google that may be more specific to your environment.

Hope it helps. All the best! Nash

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