AutomationAutomation

3 Basic Interactions

1. Authentication (Logging in)

2. Download Data

3. Upload Data

Methods Discussed Today

IE DOM ManipulationWebRequest (.NET thing)

Other Methods We Won’t Talk About:Direct Socket CommunicationsFirefoxCurl/others

Lets get started:

Download Visual C# 2008 Express (FREE)microsoft.com/express/download

Sample Application

Log Into CX DigitalDownload Specific Ad Image SizesGet Target URLExport To AdWords Editor

Log Into CX Digital

Download Image Ads

Get Target URL

We need to know the display URL

Export To AdWords

Where To Get Help

Google Firebug / FirefoxDebugger

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Feel free to ask questions…

Questions/Final Thoughts

Be careful (Social Media Story)Don’t abuse the systems