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  1. February 19th, 2018, 12:01 PM #1
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    How is this website detecting whether the info was input manually or not?

    Hi,

    I am trying to partially automate logging into the following site with VBA HTML, but facing a problem I have never experienced before.

    In Step 1, my code is opening the web page and entering my card number. In Step 2, I am supposed to manually enter the password and manually click the 'Sign In' button.

    Even with the correct password, the website is giving me an error saying I might have entered an incorrect card number or password. Both the card number and password stars are still showing in the text boxes.

    Now, if I just copy the card number from the text box and paste it back, and then click the Sign In button again, I am able to log in. I am not sure why this is happening.

    How is the web page able to determine if the card number was entered by the VBA code vs. manually?

    https://online.simplii.com/ebm-resou...x.html#/signon
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  2. February 19th, 2018, 02:19 PM #2
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    Re: How is this website detecting whether the info was input manually or not?

    Why would you want to automate logging on to an online banking portal?

    If you need to legitimately access their banking, use their web api and provide the proper credentials.
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  3. February 19th, 2018, 09:15 PM #3
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    Re: How is this website detecting whether the info was input manually or not?

    Quote Originally Posted by Arjay View Post
    Why would you want to automate logging on to an online banking portal?
    When I do my bills every week, I need to go to the websites of my service providers to check any discrepancies and to my bank to pay the bills. Opening these sites one by one takes too long. So I am run a macro to open them and to feed the usernames. Then I enter the passwords manually. This saves me a lot of time and headache.


    Quote Originally Posted by Arjay View Post
    If you need to legitimately access their banking, use their web api and provide the proper credentials.
    How do I do I get a web api? Can you please point me to a source?

    Thanks.
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  4. February 20th, 2018, 01:10 AM #4
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    Re: How is this website detecting whether the info was input manually or not?

    For web api, contact your banking institution(s).
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  5. February 20th, 2018, 01:53 PM #5
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    Re: How is this website detecting whether the info was input manually or not?

    Thanks. What about my original question?

    Also it seems a reply by another user has been removed. Would it be possible to put it back?
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  6. February 20th, 2018, 02:23 PM #6
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    Re: How is this website detecting whether the info was input manually or not?

    Also it seems a reply by another user has been removed.
    Those replies were spam postings and not related to the thread. Cheers!
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  7. July 1st, 2018, 02:07 PM #7
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    Re: How is this website detecting whether the info was input manually or not?

    This is the work of the template and their web api. so set up a template for their site and work the database.
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