Developer Needed! - Extension for transfering data between different windows

[AsymF]

I have been looking for a way to transfer data between form fields on
two different windows without using plain old copy/paste field by
field which is just tedious. We have to transfer address information
from our site (which we can code at will) to another company's site
(which we have no control over) all day long.

I haven't been able to find a method purely in JavaScript that can do
this so far but I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to do it
through a Firefox extension we could develop. I would like to
determine if there is some way we could automate such form data
transfers.

I thought about using GreaseMonkey for this instead of developing an
entire extension just for the purpose but I haven't a clue how to move
the data between the windows with that either.

This has become an issue that we need resolved sooner than later so we
would be willing to pay a developer to create such a GreaseMonkey
script or even a full extension if that is what is needed. Email me
with pricing/rates (or respond to this post) if you can implement the
functionality we need.
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[AsymF]

On Jan 21, 4:36 pm, AsymF <fearful.asymme...@...> wrote:

> I have been looking for a way to transfer data between form fields on
> two different windows without using plain old copy/paste field by
> field which is just tedious. We have to transfer address information
> from our site (which we can code at will) to another company's site
> (which we have no control over) all day long.
>
> I haven't been able to find a method purely in JavaScript that can do
> this so far but I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to do it
> through a Firefox extension we could develop. I would like to
> determine if there is some way we could automate such form data
> transfers.
>
> I thought about using GreaseMonkey for this instead of developing an
> entire extension just for the purpose but I haven't a clue how to move
> the data between the windows with that either.
>
> This has become an issue that we need resolved sooner than later so we
> would be willing to pay a developer to create such a GreaseMonkey
> script or even a full extension if that is what is needed. Email me
> with pricing/rates (or respond to this post) if you can implement the
> functionality we need.

Some developers we received offers from have stated they need a more
detailed explanation so I am posting it here rather than responding
individually:
 - The source window in on our site and is typically a tab in the
browser. The form fields are always located in the open source window
we are currently just copying from.

 - We simply want to transfer plain text data. If the plain text in a
form field (or span/div element) on the source window matches a value
in a drop down then it needs to auto-select that list item. For
instance, if we have the United States as the country on the source
window the remote window must change to United States for the
appropriate matching value if that matching field is available.

 - The target window is not on our site and the names of the target
for fields can vary greatly so the script/extension designed must be
able to learn associations and perform them later on command. The
target forms contain radio buttons, check boxes, text fields, and
textareas. Those should be able to be matched up with any source of
data with an ID in the source window even if contained in a form field
or a div/span element.

 - The transfer is event drive. Clicking one button should be used for
the script/extension to learn the initial transfer, another should
allow it to change associations if the data structure on either the
source/target window changes, and another button should immediately
transfer and set all data from one window to the other.

 - Showing a security warning is fine. It would be preferable if it
could be stored so that only one warning comes up.

 - We only need this for Firefox so that should simplify development.
The resulting code must be open so that we can later modify the source
if we need to. Code comments/documentation are a must.
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