'Author: Smallman12q (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Smallman12q) 'Date: Feb 21, 2012 'Desc: Sample VBscript for logging into English wiki, saving watchlist to file, logging out, and closing IE 'Usability: This is a sample, tutorial script. It does not include error handling. 'URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Smallman12q/VBS/Savewatchlist Option Explicit ''''''''''''''''''''''''''User Set Variables'''''These can be changed Dim user,userpass,watchlistfilename user = "user" userpass = "userpass" watchlistfilename = "Watchlist.txt" 'Will save to Desktop, Will overwrite file if it exists '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 'Login Dim oIE Set oIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.application") With oIE .Visible = True .Navigate ("https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin") End With Do Until oIE.ReadyState = 4 'readystate 4 = done loading wscript.sleep 200 Loop With oIE.Document.forms("userlogin") .wpName.Value = user .wpPassword.Value = userpass .submit End With 'Wait 2 seconds to show user we've logged in WScript.Sleep 1000 'Go to raw watchlist oIE.Navigate ("https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditWatchlist/raw") Do Until oIE.ReadyState = 4 'readystate 4 = done loading wscript.sleep 200 Loop 'Get Watchlist data Dim itm Set itm = oIE.document.getElementById("mw-input-wpTitles") 'Write data to file on desktop if NOT (itm is nothing) Then Dim oFSO, WriteData, desktop Dim WSHShell Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Desktop= WSHShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set WriteData = oFSO.CreateTextFile(desktop & "\" & watchlistfilename, true, true) 'Overwrite in Unicode WriteData.WriteLine(itm.Value) WriteData.Close 'To do: Clear out variables End If 'Ask if to logout If msgbox ("The Watchlist has been saved. Do you want to log out?", vbYesNo, "Logout Prompt") Then 'Logout oIE.Navigate ("https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogout") Do Until oIE.ReadyState = 4 'readystate 4 = done loading wscript.sleep 200 Loop 'Ask if to close window If msgbox ("You have been logged out. Would you like to close IE?", vbYesNo, "Close IE Prompt") Then oIE.Quit End if End if