Automator and clicking a button on a website

[Jack06]

Hi Guys,
I'm still learning about Automator, and hoping you guys can help me out.
I would like to create a workflow that opens a website and clicks a specific button (it's a voting site). So far I am able to open the site automatically but have reached a brick wall when I want it to click the button. I have tried using the 'record' function to no avail.
Could anyone shed some light?

Update: Using record and having safari already open I am now able to get onto the second page (the applicant is on the second page) however when I scroll over and click on the vote button, automator doesn't follow and instead comes up with an error.

Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance

Jack

 

[hoyogo]

Use applescript

When you open apple script just push record and do your workflow. Then push stop and ave it as a script buy going to file>save as. I found automaator hard to use and learn.

 

[Jack06]

It doesn't seem to be working I hit record and it appears to be recording (record greys out), when I hit stop nothing comes up in the window, and nothing happens when I hit run.
I tried it with both safari and chrome in case chrome wasn't on the scriptable applications.

 

[Jack06]

I'm having limited success with automator virtual input, although it doesn't seem to recording my clicks, even when I have entered the 'run virtual input actions' at the end.


Can anyone help?