[Wtr-general] hacked goto() almost working, any ideas? Re: anyone ever hacked Watir to do Basic Authentication?

[Paul Rogers]

isnt there a method in the winclickers to get rid of the security box?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cain, Mark" <Mark_Cain at rl.gov>
Date: Thursday, May 4, 2006 7:57 am
Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] hacked goto() almost working, any ideas? Re: anyone ever hacked Watir to do Basic Authentication?

> The guy in your linked article is trying to automate Mozilla using the
> IE Object.  That is probably most of His problem since they use
> completely different DOMs.
> 
> Did you try adjusting your IE security settings?  In IE select 
> Tools >>
> Internet Options.  Click the Security tab.  Click the Custom Level
> button and scroll to the very bottom of the setting dialog.  The User
> Authentication section gives you some IE options for logging in.  
> If you
> choose the second option, make sure your site is listed in the 
> 'IntranetZone'.
> 
> --Mark
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wtr-general-bounces at rubyforge.org
> [mailto:wtr-general-bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Chris McMahon
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 3:24 PM
> To: wtr-general at rubyforge.org
> Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] hacked goto() almost working,any ideas? Re:
> anyone ever hacked Watir to do Basic Authentication?
> 
> Finally, seems like my problem is just for frames.  In fact, it seems
> exactly like this problem:
> 
> http://www.talkaboutsoftware.com/group/microsoft.public.inetsdk.programm
> ing.webbrowser_ctl/messages/17461.html
> 
> I've also tried navigating directly to the frame in question first,
> then to the main page, but it doesn't help, the browser still won't
> use auth credentials to request the frame.
> 
> 
> On 5/3/06, Chris McMahon <christopher.mcmahon at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Check this out, I've hacked watir's goto() method:
> >
> > def goto(url)
> >             #@ie.navigate(url)
> >             @ie.navigate(url,nil,nil,nil,"Authorization: Basic
> > AbdXyz46bG1ubw==\n")
> >             wait()
> >             sleep 0.2
> >             return @down_load_time
> >         end
> >
> > and it works!!
> >
> > The only problem is that it works only for the very first 
> transaction.>  I'm now getting auth popups for inline images and 
> things.>
> > Under normal circumstances, the browser, having passed basic
> > authentication credentials once to this site would know to 
> always pass
> > those credentials to that site for every subsequent 
> GET/POST/whatever.>   Anyone have any ideas about how to make that 
> happen through hacking
> > on Watir directly?
> >
> > -Chris
> >
> >
> > On 5/3/06, Chris McMahon <christopher.mcmahon at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > So using net/http, I can do:
> > >
> > > my_id  = 'user'
> > > my_pwd = 'password'
> > > auth   = "Basic " + Base64.encode64( "#{my_id}:#{my_pwd}" )
> > >
> > > url    = '/'
> > > site   = 'server'
> > > port   = 80
> > >
> > > req = Net::HTTP.new( site, port )
> > > req.get( url, 'Authorization' => auth ) do |r|
> > >  puts r
> > > end
> > >
> > > Has anyone ever considered having Watir do
> > >
> > > my_id  = 'user'
> > > my_pwd = 'password'
> > > auth   = "Basic " + Base64.encode64( "#{my_id}:#{my_pwd}" )
> > >
> > > ie = IE.new
> > >     ie.goto("http://server").auth
> > >
> > > It seems like it ought to be possible, and it'd save 99% of the
> > > WinClicker ugliness.
> > >
> > > -Chris
> > >
> >
> 
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