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I am wondering if it is possible to pull web data with R. Specifically, would it be possible to log into a web page, go to a specific web page that stores Crystal Reports. Then, enter in your parameters--there are about 6 fields you can enter select dates and other criteria. The web site is an internal website so I can't share the exact website with you. Something similar I found is at the link below:

[Scrape password-protected website in R

However, instead of going to a webpage after a login page, and pulling a data file I would want to go to a web page and enter in the 6 parameters and click submit for the report to generate.

I'm looking to automate this process to save time since I have to do this with about 5 different websites weekly. I know I didn't provide enough info for testing, but in general, would this be possible? I'll try to find a public website to help explain this better.

Thanks

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    I'd suggest RSelenium for this. – hrbrmstr Aug 10 '16 at 20:43
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    Have a look at the question you are referencing to. There even is a RSelenium example as hrbmstr suggests. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24723606/scrape-password-protected-website-in-r#answer-24724774 – Rentrop Aug 10 '16 at 21:48

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