IE.au3: Can I get a specific object using an XPath?

[flmbray]

I have an object on a web page that I need to click. It isn't a link and it doesn't have an id. It is a TD with a class on it, but so do many other TDs (with the same class). I have a specific XPath to the object: /html/body/form/div[2]/div[3]/div[3]/div[2]/table/tbody/tr/td[2] (I got this from Firebug in Firefox.) How can I use IE.au3 to obtain and click this specific object?

TIA!

[Stilgar]

I have an object on a web page that I need to click. It isn't a link and it doesn't have an id. It is a TD with a class on it, but so do many other TDs (with the same class). I have a specific XPath to the object: /html/body/form/div[2]/div[3]/div[3]/div[2]/table/tbody/tr/td[2] (I got this from Firebug in Firefox.) How can I use IE.au3 to obtain and click this specific object?

TIA!

I don't know if that with IE works but with the FF.au3 you can do this:

_FFClick( _FFXpath("//form/div[2]/div[3]/div[3]/div[2]/table/tbody/tr/td[2]", "", 9 ) )

[DaleHohm]

XPath is only available in IE via the MSXML object and not the InternetExplorer document object, so it is not so convenient.

Your "selector" (/html/body/form/div[2]/div[3]/div[3]/div[2]/table/tbody/tr/td[2]) should work this way:

$oElement = $oIE.document.body _
    .getElementsByTagname("form").item(0) _
    .getElementsByTagname("div").item(2) _
    .getElementsByTagname("div").item(3) _
    .getElementsByTagname("div").item(2) _
    .getElementsByTagname("table").item(0) _
    .getElementsByTagname("tbody").item(0) _
    .getElementsByTagname("tr").item(0) _
    .getElementsByTagname("td").item(2)

Dale

Edited December 26, 2009 by DaleHohm

[nguoibachviet]

_FFClick( _FFXpath("//form/div[2]/div[3]/div[3]/div[2]/table/tbody/tr/td[2]", "", 9 ) )

i think you trying to rape mediafire.

[PsaltyDS]

XPath is only available in IE via the MSXML object and not the InternetExplorer document object, so it is not so convenient.

Your "selector" (/html/body/form/div[2]/div[3]/div[3]/div[2]/table/tbody/tr/td[2]) should work this way:

$oElement = $oIE.document.body _
    .getElementsByTagname("form").item(0) _
    .getElementsByTagname("div").item(2) _
    .getElementsByTagname("div").item(3) _
    .getElementsByTagname("div").item(2) _
    .getElementsByTagname("table").item(0) _
    .getElementsByTagname("tbody").item(0) _
    .getElementsByTagname("tr").item(0) _
    .getElementsByTagname("td").item(2)

Dale

Oooh. Very cool syntax, Dale. Thanks for that demo, as I have a specific application for it at work!

[Kinhow]

What if I have an id or class in the middle? how this should work?

//*[@id="details"]/div[2]/div[2]/div/div[1]/h3/span/span[1]

.getElementsByTagname("id?").item(0) _

[jdelaney]

I'm working on one it's in my signature. Right now, there are several conditions...and i just had a breakthrough in one

unfortunatly, with your xpath provided, i can already point out, i have not made use of the '*' or specifiying the 2nd such div '[2]'

Edited May 29, 2012 by jdelaney