How to click on Image Map in IE

[VAG]

I am trying to learn how to use the <IE.au3> to navigate a website. In my script, I am able to click on image to link to 2nd page. But when I call the same method to on an image map on 2nd page, it's not working.

Can anyone show me what is the correct method to target on a Image Map?

#include <IE.au3>

TrayTip("AutoIT", "Open Webpage", 3)
$oIE = _IECreate ("[url="http://www.creative.com"]http://www.creative.com[/url]", 0, 1, 1, 1)

TrayTip("AutoIT", "Click on a Image Link [Sound Blaster Button Picture]", 3)
_IEImgClick($oIE, "Sound Blaster", "alt")
If Not @error = 0 Then
ConsoleWriteError("_IEImgClick  error: " & @error & @CRLF)
EndIf
_IELoadWait($oIE)

TrayTip("AutoIT", "Click on a Image Link [Picture Map - Product info]", 3)
_IEFormImageClick($oIE, "Product Info", "alt")
If Not @error = 0 Then
ConsoleWriteError("_IEImgClick  error: " & @error & @CRLF)
EndIf
_IELoadWait($oIE)

; Get the IE window title [For target page verification]
$s_PageTitle = _IEPropertyGet($oIE, "title")
MsgBox("", "Webpage Title", $s_PageTitle)

_IEQuit($oIE)

[DaleHohm]

So, do you know what an "image map" is? It is a special HTML construct and I don't see on the site you are trying to automate.

Please look at the docs for _IEFormImageClick - you are not using it correctly and it is not what you want.

You should be able to use the same _IEImgClick methods you used of the first page.

Dale

[VAG]

OK. I try to correct my code. I will perform a "_IEImgClick" on the 2nd Page directly. I am using "alt" as reference to the "Product Info" button on the image. But then it didn't click on the link and go to the 3rd page.

Any suggestion?

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IECreate ("[url="http://sg.creative.com/products/feature.asp?category=1&WT.cg_n=Campaigns&WT.mc_id=11162&utm_source=sg.creative.com&utm_medium=Banner&utm_content=HomepageCatIcon_SoundBlaster&utm_campaign=ProductCatIcon"]http://sg.creative.com/products/feature.asp?category=1&WT.cg_n=Campaigns&WT.mc_id=11162&utm_source=sg.creative.com&utm_medium=Banner&utm_content=HomepageCatIcon_SoundBlaster&utm_campaign=ProductCatIcon[/url]", 0, 1, 1, 1)

_IEImgClick($oIE, "Product Info", "alt")
If Not @error = 0 Then
ConsoleWriteError("_IEImgClick  error: " & @error & @CRLF)
EndIf
_IELoadWait($oIE)

; Get the IE window title [For target page verification]
$s_PageTitle = _IEPropertyGet($oIE, "title")
MsgBox("", "Webpage Title", $s_PageTitle)

[DaleHohm]

Please, Please look at the output from SciTe and figure this out on your own.

You get the warning message:

--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Warning from function _IEImgClick, $_IEStatus_NoMatch

"NoMatch" from _IEImgClick

There is no image on that page with alt text of "Product Info"

Please get and use DebugBar if you don't have it and work through examples in the helpfile.

Dale

[VAG]

Sorry to bother you. But I have been using Debugbar to target on this button. What I get is the "alt" and "coords" and "href" values. I know that I shouldn't use the "herf" value. Actually I have been reading up the help topic on "_IE" for quite some time, but I notice not all sub methods are shown. Maybe my HTML or Javascript is not up to skill.

I understand you gets quite alot of posts to reply. If you're not free to reply, can you point me to any similar post on this topic? I will try to study on my own. Thanks.

<AREA shape=RECT alt="Product Info" coords=748,269,845,293 href="/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=872&product=17813&utm_source=sg.creative.com&utm_medium=Banner&utm_content=FeaturePg_X-FiTitaniumFCSProductInfo&utm_campaign=FeaturePage">

Edited January 15, 2010 by VAG

[DaleHohm]

Your questions and your HTML keep changing.

Please ask a clear focused question.

Dale

[VAG]

I would like to know how to click on the "Product Info" image link on the following page:

My link

The autoit code I have written so far is:

#include <IE.au3>

$sLink = "sg.creative.com/products/feature.asp?category=1&WT.cg_n=Campaigns&WT.mc_id=11162&utm_source=sg.creative.com&utm_medium=Banner&utm_content=HomepageCatIcon_SoundBlaster&utm_campaign=ProductCatIcon"
$oIE = _IECreate ($sLink)
_IEImgClick($oIE, "Product Info", "alt")
If Not @error = 0 Then
ConsoleWriteError("_IEImgClick  error: " & @error & @CRLF)
EndIf

The return error code indicate the image is not found. How do I reference the clicking action on this spot if the available information from DebugBar is only like this:

<AREA href="/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=872&product=17813&utm_source=sg.creative.com&utm_medium=Banner&utm_content=FeaturePg_X-FiTitaniumFCSProductInfo&utm_campaign=FeaturePage" shape=RECT alt="Product Info" coords=748,269,845,293>

[DaleHohm]

_IEProprtyGet will help you get screen coordinates of the AREA element (_IETagnameGetCollection) and then you can use them with MouseClick.

Dale

[VAG]

Thank you ver much Dale. I finally have something working. Here is my code. Just one more question....I notice the mouse clicking is offset. So does it mean I need to compensat the offset manually to allow it to click on the correct spot?

#include <IE.au3>

$sLink = "sg.creative.com/products/feature.asp?category=1&WT.cg_n=Campaigns&WT.mc_id=11162&utm_source=sg.creative.com&utm_medium=Banner&utm_content=HomepageCatIcon_SoundBlaster&utm_campaign=ProductCatIcon"
$oIE = _IECreate ($sLink)
WinSetState(_IEPropertyGet($oIE, "hwnd"), "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

$oAREAs = _IETagnameGetCollection($oIE, "AREA")

For $oAREA In $oAREAs 
    If $oAREA.coords="748,269,845,293"  Then
  $iScreenX = _IEPropertyGet($oAREA, "screenx")
  $iScreenY = _IEPropertyGet($oAREA, "screeny")
  $iWidth = _IEPropertyGet($oAREA, "height")
  $iHeight = _IEPropertyGet($oAREA, "width")
  MouseMove($iScreenX + $iWidth/2 , $iScreenY + $iHeight/2)
  MouseClick("left")
EndIf
Next

Edited January 20, 2010 by VAG

[DaleHohm]

Coordinate calculation is quite complex and is not consistent accross versions of browsers unfortunately. Suggest you look at the code in IE.au3 and see what it does.

Dale