why the script freezes when I submit a form to IE

[SimpleLiang]

this is my first time trying IE UDFs, I'm login a ClearQuest site - software defect management system produced by IBM, I'm able to go through the login page and enter the main page, but my script doesn't run properly like below described:

a. the form submitted result is not printed out at the end of section1.

b. the setting of a query doesn't start in section2.

c. the IE has no further response too.

d. the script tray in the taskbar is still there showing it's running, but I don't see any progress it runs.

my whole script is here, and I replaced some private info with 'X', please help me analyze what is wrong, thanks.

;login int the ClearQuest

$obj_IE = _IECreate("http://192.168.252.XX/cqweb/login",1);get IE's object

$obj_FormLogin = _IEFormGetObjByName($obj_IE,"formLogin");get form's object

$obj_eleUserName = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($obj_FormLogin,"username");get input control's object

_IEFormElementSetValue($obj_eleUserName,"XXXXXXX");set usename value

$obj_elePassword = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($obj_FormLogin,"password")

_IEFormElementSetValue($obj_elePassword,"XXXX");set password value

$obj_selectDB = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($obj_FormLogin,"userDb")

_IEFormElementOptionselect($obj_selectDB,2,1,"byIndex",1);select proper value

$res_submit = _IEFormSubmit($obj_FormLogin,1);submit the form because the _IEAction fails to click the Login button

ConsoleWrite($res_submit&@CR&@error&@CR)

;section2, submit a defect query

$obj_formTopFrame = _IEFormGetObjByName($obj_IE,"formTopframe")

$obj_entityID = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($obj_formTopFrame,"entityId")

_IEFormElementSetValue($obj_entityID,"UDevC0014XXXX")

_IEFormSubmit($obj_formTopFrame,1)

;quit

_IEQuit($obj_IE)

Edited September 2, 2010 by SimpleLiang

[SimpleLiang]

oh, when I change the 2nd parameter in the _IEFormSubmit from '1' to '0', the consolewrite executed, but error appears as well.

>>

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

-1

0

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

--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Error from function _IEFormElementGetObjByName, $_IEStatus_InvalidDataType

--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Error from function _IEFormElementSetValue, $_IEStatus_InvalidDataType

--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Error from function _IEFormSubmit, $_IEStatus_InvalidDataType

it seems, the getting object for form 'formTopFrame' failed, I'm sure this is the correct form name, is this because the $obj_IE doesn't work for current IE status, the URL and page has changed?

[DaleHohm]

Without knowing what the application is doing, it is impossible to say, but there are often very complex things going on with Javascript when you submit a form. The warnings you are getting are likely because the page has not yet loaded after the submit action.

First thing I would try would be to add _IELoadWait($oIE) after your form submit. If that is not successful, I would suggest you look at the second example for _IEAction that uses a keystroke SEND and follow that with the _IELoadWait.

Dale

[SimpleLiang]

Without knowing what the application is doing, it is impossible to say, but there are often very complex things going on with Javascript when you submit a form. The warnings you are getting are likely because the page has not yet loaded after the submit action.

First thing I would try would be to add _IELoadWait($oIE) after your form submit. If that is not successful, I would suggest you look at the second example for _IEAction that uses a keystroke SEND and follow that with the _IELoadWait.

Dale

thank you! I'll add a check after the form submit and see what would happen.