Call an asp page without opening a web Browser.

Hello,

I need to call an asp twice a day and I want to do it with an
scheduled task. The matter is that I want no Internet explorer window
to be opened. I do not need to see anything in the page. This ASP page
just executes an DB actualization, so it just have to be run.

Do you know how can I call the page without calling:

iexplore.exe http://www.mydomain.com/mypage.asp

because it opens a Web browser.

Thank you for your help.


Miguel Angel.

Re: Call an asp page without opening a web Browser.

Miguel wrote on 11 jul 2007 in microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:

> I need to call an asp twice a day and I want to do it with an
> scheduled task. The matter is that I want no Internet explorer window
> to be opened. I do not need to see anything in the page. This ASP page
> just executes an DB actualization, so it just have to be run.
>
> Do you know how can I call the page without calling:
>
> iexplore.exe http://www.mydomain.com/mypage.asp
>
> because it opens a Web browser.

=========== TwiceADay.js ============

var http = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
http.open('GET','http://www.mydomain.com/mypage.asp',false);
http.send();
WScript.Echo('Done !'); // this line is not needed finally

======================================

and call it like this:

wscript TwiceADay.js

[not extensively tested]

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Re: Call an asp page without opening a web Browser.

Miguel wrote:
> ...This ASP page just executes an DB actualization, so it
> just have to be run.
>
> Do you know how can I call the page without calling:

You can use cscript.exe to launch a .js or .vbs script. Take a look at the
[Run from command prompt] option here):
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9bh01k1z.aspx

In your script, use one of the XMLHTTP request objects:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290591



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