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Problem to open website with WebExecute?

Jonathan Miller
Posted 2 years ago

A website opens properly with SystemOpen["url"] but fails to open properly with StartWebSession[] or WebExecute["OpenPage"-> "url string"]. Is there any way to use the $CurrentWebSession variable as the session variable in a WebExecute call in order to interact with the webpage opened by SystemOpen["url"]?
POSTED BY: Jonathan Miller
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Thanks for inquiring. My password is embedded in the string so I am not going to share it. Since WebExecute appears to work with various public sites I assume private sites have gates which complicate WebExecute access. As a workaround I've created a Dynamic interface using SystemOpen so I am not going to use WebExecute. It's cludgy but better than nothing for the time being. Perhaps the developers will enable some process down the road. Thanks again.
POSTED BY: Jonathan Miller

Thanks for the help. I thought so, but hoped maybe there was a workaround. I'll work with the SystemOpen for the time being. Thanks again.
POSTED BY: Jonathan Miller
Rohit Namjoshi
Rohit Namjoshi
Posted 2 years ago

Hi Jonathan,

I am interested in understanding why WebExecute did not work. Can you please provide the "url" and "url string" you are using?
POSTED BY: Rohit Namjoshi
Rohit Namjoshi
Rohit Namjoshi
Posted 2 years ago

Please provide the "url" and "url string" you are using.

Is there any way to use the $CurrentWebSession variable as the session variable in a WebExecute call in order to interact with the webpage opened by SystemOpen["URL"]?

No, there is no way to do that. SystemOpen launches the application configured on your system to open the type of file specified in its argument.
POSTED BY: Rohit Namjoshi
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