Can HTAs be used to automate web browsing?

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Can HTAs be used to automate web browsing? - christeloxdodp - 07-24-2023

I am new to HTAs. I just read

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and am a bit confused.

**Can I use HTAs to automate browsing?** Say I want to download a web page and fill in a form automatically, i.e. from a script. How would an HTA help me do this, if at all? It's important that the JavaScript code in the downloaded page is run as usual. I should be able to enter somehow and fill in the form after it has finished initializing, just as if I were a human agent.