_IEGetObjByName: evaluating return values

[sdfg4545]

I am using this function: _IEGetObjByName

Using a MsgBox, I try to evaluate the return code.

The message box contains no message (there is no return value?).

What is returned on success and on failure?

The documentation says an object returned on success and 0 on failure. MsgBox seems to have neither.

My Code: trying to get a 'Export To Excel' button by name ***************

;button: <input type="submit" name="TriageResult1:btExport" value="Export to Excel" id="TriageResult1_btExport" />

$oIE = _IEAttach ($hWnd, "embedded")

$oSubmit = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "TriageResult1:btExport")

MsgBox($oSubmit) ;dislays empty msg box

if ($oSubmit = 0) Then

HandleError("_IEGetObjByName- EXPORT TO EXCEL...", @error, $iTryLoop)

EndIf

[JohnOne]

MsgBox($oSubmit)

does that even work ?

[Beege]

It returns an object. A msgbox is used to display a string, which is why nothing is being displayed.

[sdfg4545]

I have used successfully it in some situations.

Seems like it doesnt work with _IEGetObjByName????

Am I using it incorrectly?

Is there a better way to evaluate the return val of the function?

[sdfg4545]

Is there an autoIt function that converts the object into a string?

[sdfg4545]

I will try to use "ObjName".

Other Options?

Returns the name or interface description of an Object

ObjName ( $Objectvariable [,Flag] )

Return Value

Success: Returns a string representing the name

Failure: Sets @error and Returns ""

[Beege]

Yes. In your case you could use something like this to verify.

$oSubmit = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "TriageResult1:btExport")
If $oSubmit = 0 then Msgbox(0,'','Error geting object')

[PsaltyDS]

I have used successfully it in some situations.

I would dearly love to see an example of just one of those situations...

[JohnOne]

Indeed.

I could concieve it working something like

MsgBox(0,"",$oSubmit)

but

MsgBox($oSubmit) I just cannot see that.

[sdfg4545]

- sorry, didnt mean "MsgBox($oSubmit)", meant MsgBox(0,"",$oSubmit)

- seems like IEGetObjByName returns 0 if fails, returns "DispHTMLInputElement" if success (getting button) and returns nothing if page hasnt loaded or something has gone wrong

Have been playing with it, this is what I will do now:

$oIE = _IEAttach ($hWnd, "embedded")

$oSubmit = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "TriageResult1:btExport")

if (StringCompare(ObjName($oSubmit), "DispHTMLInputElement") <> 0) Then

HandleError("_IEGetObjByName- EXPORT TO EXCEL...", @error, $iTryLoop)

SendMail("autoit script fail: imedic download", $sAllErrorMsgs)

Exit

EndIf

[PsaltyDS]

A little over done, since _IEGetObjByName() sets @error (see help file):

$oSubmit = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "TriageResult1:btExport")
If @error Then
     ; Handle error
EndIf

[PsaltyDS]

I could concieve it working something like

MsgBox(0,"",$oSubmit)

I'd still like to see a working example of that! I don't think AutoIt has any method built in to cast any object as a string.