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In a Batch script how to refresh webpage after launching in default browser

I want to refresh the launched webpage just 3 times in an interval of 7 seconds after webpage is launched by the below script. How can I do that? ( This refresh is required for the application to load properly)

@echo Launching application in webpage
start http://localhost:%NewPort%/MyProject

Qlemo

You would have to use tools to do that with a batch file. However, PowerShell can get control over a web pages it starts.

Bill Prew

And you could run a VBscript from the BAT file to do the load of the web page and refreshes, but that isn't much different than the Powershell approach mentioned above...

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Qlemo

PowerShell (pure VBS would require similar code):

$ie = New-Object -Com InternetExplorer.Application
$ie.Navigate("http://localhost:$($env:NewPort)/MyProject")
$ie.Visible = $true
foreach ($I in 1..3)
{
  start-sleep 7
  $ie.Refresh()
}

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Aryabhatta M

ASKER

Thanks Qlemo and Bill, I have some doubts and need help in executing it -

[1] (a) Can I save the above code as Launch.vbs in same folder and call it from my batch file like => call "%~dp0\Launch.vbs . Will it work ?
(b) How will I pass the variable value of %NewPort% from batch to this VBS code.

[2]I want to do it for default browser whatever is set in users PC, it may be IE or Mozilla or Chrome.
[Is there any simple way like send keys with f5 and doing some delay in between ? If that is possible how can I write it ?

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Aryabhatta M

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Helpful knowledge shared. Thank you.