I am developing an application that will automate some tasks for me. The application needs to download an excel file, do some manipulations and write some data to the DB.
I have the excel automation and db writing code done, but I’m having some trouble with the browser automation.
What would be the best way to do the browser automation? What it needs to do is:
- Go to a url
- Set some dropdownlists
- Click a button
- save the excel file in the right place.
I have never done browser automation. What would be the best way to get this done?
Depending on the version, Visual Studio 2010 can do this, via the Test tools. (mentioned in case you have a version with the feature but are unaware of it.)
I believe you need either the Test edition or the Ultimate edition for these features.
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/product-comparison