IE8 - Upload Picture to Website..??

[cypher175]

How would I use AutoIt to upload a picture to here..?? http://img.4chan.org/b/imgboard.html

[jvanegmond]

Use mouse clicks and keyboard input. You can't with IE8 DOM.

[cypher175]

so there's no IE functions at all that can click the browse button on that site & then select a file..??

what would be the best way/functions to do it then..??

[jvanegmond]

Use mouse clicks and keyboard input.

IE8 now blocks attempts to fill in a file input, because it's a security risk.

[cypher175]

whats the best way to click the browse button to select a file for upload..??

$UpFile = _IEGetObjByName($IE, "upfile")
_IEAction($UpFile, "click")

or by forcing a mouse click on that location

or something that works better..??

[jvanegmond]

See the last two examples in _IEFormElementSetValue .

[cypher175]

i thought you said you couldn't use these function because IE8 security restrictions prevent using _IEFormElementSetValue..??

[jvanegmond]

If you would have gone and read the example like I told you to, you would have found out that these examples provide work arounds for what you can't do with _IEFormElementSetValue.

[cypher175]

i have read it before & also tried to make it work for my project too - but it never seemed to work right..

have you tried it - did it work for you on IE8..??

[jvanegmond]

No, the examples don't work out of the box with IE8. They don't allow you to type in the box anymore, but like I've told you two times already: Use mouse and keyboard. There may be some custom work involved...

[cypher175]

show me example pleez..!!

[jvanegmond]

There are examples in the help file under _IEFormElementSetValue. Particularly the last two examples.

[DaleHohm]

OK, here is an example:

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IE_Example("form")
$oT = _IEGetObjById($oIE, 'fileExample')
MouseMove(_IEPropertyGet($oT, "screenx") + _IEPropertyGet($oT, "width") - 10, _
          _IEPropertyGet($oT, "screeny") + _IEPropertyGet($oT, "height")/2)
MouseClick("left")
WinWait("Choose File to Upload")
$hChoose = WinGetHandle("Choose File to Upload")
ControlSetText($hChoose, "", "Edit1", "C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT")
ControlClick($hChoose, "", "Button2")

Dale