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how do you log in to web account using java parsing?

I want to write a java class for updating and getting website information. I have created a 'freewebs' site and created a page only visible to the owner of the site.

Parser Goals:

-> go to freewebs' home page

-> log me in

-> go to 'invisible' site page

-> save data into a string

-> post changes to page(optional)

-> save changes to page(optional)

-> log me off

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  • 1 decade ago
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    See tutorial below for details.

    Using the URL object you can connect to your freewebs site similarly to how your browser connects to it. You will need to use an Authenticator to pass your username and password to the URL, also.

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