BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Need advise about connecting to a web server          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> C++ Builder (Non-Technical) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message John Grabner Guest Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:03 am    Post subject: Need advise about connecting to a web server I want to connect to my banks web server and check my balance. I am starting from scratch. I want to do this using C++Builder2006. Does any one know of a tutorial for something like this? IF not does anyone know how to go about it? John. Back to top Roddy Pratt Guest Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Need advise about connecting to a web server "John Grabner" <grabnerj (AT) ihug (DOT) co.nz> wrote in message news:440bf0de$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: I want to connect to my banks web server and check my balance. I am starting from scratch. I want to do this using C++Builder2006. My advice: Don't! Unless, of course, you look forward to calling your bank and explaining why - due to a small coding error on your part - you have transferred your entire bank balance to O.B.Laden, and can you please have it back? Also, your bank's T&C's likely prohibit such activities, and they don't take kindly to people accessing their system in new and interesting ways. But, if you were mad enough to attempt this, you'd probably use an TIdHTTPClient to build a web 'robot' which accesses the correct pages, logs you in and then "scrapes" the balance figures from the resulting HTML returned. I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. - Roddy Back to top Mark Jacobs Guest Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 1:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Need advise about connecting to a web server "Roddy Pratt" <roddy at spam fritter dot com> wrote in message news:440cb469 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: "John Grabner" <grabnerj (AT) ihug (DOT) co.nz> wrote in message news:440bf0de$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... I want to connect to my banks web server and check my balance. I am starting from scratch. I want to do this using C++Builder2006. But, if you were mad enough to attempt this, you'd probably use an TIdHTTPClient to build a web 'robot' which accesses the correct pages, logs you in and then "scrapes" the balance figures from the resulting HTML returned. I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. Then you could extend the application to handle any online bank account system. After that, you can do a "port scan" approach to obtaining valid bank account numbers and passwords, in order to snoop around the other accounts that the bank holds. Eventually, you may even be privileged enough to receive a nocturnal visit from some of her majesty's top MI5 men. Good luck! -- Mark Jacobs DK Computing http://www.dkcomputing.co.uk Back to top Hans Galema Guest Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 2:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Need advise about connecting to a web server John Grabner wrote: Quote: I want to connect to my banks web server and check my balance. Normally one does such a thing with a browser isn't it ? Quote: I am starting from scratch. I want to do this using C++Builder2006. You can start using TCppWebBrowser for the browser part. You could also use a HTTP component to request pages and to post forms. What do you have in mind ? Hans. Back to top Hans Galema Guest Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 2:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Need advise about connecting to a web server Roddy Pratt wrote: Quote: Also, your bank's T&C's likely prohibit such activities, and they don't take kindly to people accessing their system in new and interesting ways. Why would they ? If you can do it with a browser one can use it's own isn't it ? Quote: But, if you were mad enough to attempt this, It is not a mad idea wanting to do this. It is perfectly ok. Don't forget we are programmers here. Quote: you'd probably use an TIdHTTPClient to build a web 'robot' which accesses the correct pages, logs you in and then "scrapes" the balance figures from the resulting HTML returned. Good advise. Quote: I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. Yes. Unless you could augment your bankbalance with it. <g> I don't know what a bargpole is but why suggest that the resulting software would not be ok ? Hans. Back to top Mark Jacobs Guest Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:03 am    Post subject: Re: Need advise about connecting to a web server "Hans Galema" <notused (AT) notused (DOT) nl> wrote in message news:440ed63f$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: I don't know what a bargpole is but why suggest that the resulting software would not be ok ? A bargepole is a 3 metre long piece of wood for propelling barges. -- Mark Jacobs DK Computing http://www.dkcomputing.co.uk Back to top Hans Galema Guest Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:03 am    Post subject: Re: Need advise about connecting to a web server Mark Jacobs wrote: Quote: A bargepole is a 3 metre long piece of wood for propelling barges. All these words that I never heard of. And a barge would be a floating piece of wood suitable as personal transporter ? Hans. 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