Question : Send data from form to webpage

I have an access database that is used as a "one-stop-shop" if you will for all resources that my team uses. One thing that I want to do is have each user store their username and password for a specific website in the database. Then create a link on a form that they can click on, and they will automatically be logged into the website using the credentials they stored in the database.

I have created a customized login HTML webpage for this website where all of the input fields are hidden and the login form is set to submit on page load. The only problem I am having is getting the login data from MS Access to the webpage.

The custom HTML page is stored on a local server. I tried creating a link in MS ACCESS like:

\\myserver\folder1\folder2\login.html?username=[username]&password=[password]

and sending the login data to the webpage that way and then pulling it into the webpage with javascript but it doesn't work. Is this because I am trying to launch the webpage from a local server and not a web server? Is there another way to do this?

This topic covers several areas so I will try to assign it as best as possible.

Answer : Send data from form to webpage

Assuming you want them to be able to browse the secured website after logging in, then the only way to login is through the browser.  

If they are using IE, you may be able to use automation to fill in fields in a login page and submit.  If they are using firefox, you may be stuck with a "SendKeys" type of solution.

IE automation(basic example):

Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
IE.Navigate "http://localhost/login.html"
IE.Visible = True
Do Until IE.ReadyState = 4
Loop
IE.Document.All.Item("txtUsername").Value = "user"
IE.Document.All.Item("txtPassword").Value = "pass"
IE.Document.All.Item("btnSubmit").Click