Getting prompted for password accessing page through script even when client and server are in same
- by Munawar
I'm trying to pull up an internal webpage in automated fashion using the methods
in 'Internetexplorer.Application' using vbscript. But I'm getting prompted for
password, although the client and the server both are in the same domain. Predictably
when I manually try to access the web page, I don't have any problem. Only when I try
using cscript.exe or iexplore.exe, I get prompted. I'm trying to automate some of the smoke test we do
after a new build is deployed. But this password prompt is getting in the way.
Following are the system specs
Client machine - IE 7.0, OS is Windows server 2003
Server machine - Windows Server 2008
Both are in the same domain.
So far I've unsuccessfully tried following to automate the password input
system.diagnostics.process.start
var WinHttpReq = new ActiveXObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1");
WinHttpReq.Open("GET", "http://website", false);
WinHttpReq.SetCredentials("username", "password", 0);
Nothing seems to work
I checked in IIS. we have only anonymous and forms authentication enabled
Is there any configuration setting in the client machine that can be tweaked
to bypass this, although I'd hate to do it since you step on the toes of twenty
people trying to do that. Preferable way would be to programmatically input
it if its possible.
Also, if you can suggest a more appropriate forum, that'd be great too.
Please help.
