Logging In to Web Sites

What's the best way to log in to Web sites?

Answer: Because SecureLogin recognizes a login panel on a Web page, the easiest method to create scripts for Web sites is to use the pop-up wizard. The second option is to run the wizard manually.

If for some reason you need to examine or modify scripts, you can use the following scripts to enable most HTML Web sites to use SecureLogin. Script One works for more than 95% of HTML Web pages.

Script One

Type $Username 
Type $Password password

The password flag always follows the variable that contains the password.

If the first eight letters of a variable are password, the password is masked. If the first eight letters of a variable are not Password, the entry is displayed normally, unless the Web page masks the entry with asterisks.

The following table illustrates uses of the $password variable:

Command	Variable	Result
Type	$password password	Enters the value of the variable $password and displays asterisks because the first eight letters of the variable are password.
Type	$juanspassword password	Enters the value of the variable $juanspassword, but not as asterisks, unless the Web page masks the entry with asterisks.
Type	$password4juan password	Enters the value of the variable $password and displays asterisks because the first eight letters of the variable are password.

Script Two

Type $Username #1 
Type $Password #2 
Click #1

This script is also successful for Web sites. The parameter #1 instructs SecureLogin to enter the value of the variable $password into the first (from top to bottom) entry field on the page.

HINT:  If a Web page uses frames, "top to bottom" might not be obvious. In this case, try different numbers until one works.

The parameter #2 instructs SecureLogin to enter the value of the variable $password into the second entry file on the page.

Using the #1 parameter with the click command instructs SecureLogin which button on the page to click.

The script submits automatically. If a problem occurs, use the following commands:

• Type \N

  This option presses Enter.

• Type \n control position (for example, Type \N #1)

  This option presses Enter for the specified button for field number. You can also try changing the #1 to #2, #3, and so on to make sure that SecureLogin presses the correct button.

• Click control position (for example, Click #2)
• "Submit"

  This option forces a submit.