Chat Log In Credentials

[newma...@gmail.com]

I am attempting to create an app to be able to log into a chat room.  I have tried using the url credentials "username:pass...@example.com" and it does not work.  I have researched and found out that this is not supported by app inventor.

My question is, is there a way to fill out text fields from a website?  For example, my app has a text box for a username and a password box for the password.  Is there a way to then automatically go to the website i want to log into using either web or webviewer and have that information be put into the text fields on the website automatically then have it click log in, all automatically?  This way, at least with the "web" function, you can do it all behind the scenes and it would log in.

Thanks!

-Newmatic

[Taifun]

this is probably doable, depending on that webpage

see also this example https://puravidaapps.com/spreadsheet.php, which uses a webform to send information to a database

Taifun

[Greg Jensen]

Certainly the Web component has Methods to Post/Get information to input fields on webpages. It can also handle the output from the webpage. 

http://ai2.appinventor.mit.edu/reference/components/connectivity.html#Web

However for handling login information it'll need some special treatment. At minimum you will need to set AllowCookies property to True. Beyond that it will depend on how the particular site is handling the login. You may need to contact the webmaster for it and explain what you are trying to do. They may be able to help you out. They may or may not be willing.