Assigning object to a new popup window

[cassetti]

Ok - so i really am a newbie to this whole COM and objects - even to this program lol!

(i know i know - people here to help shiver when they hear that)

I'm trying to automate the logging in of a webpage - and clicking through the links.

since there is sensitive material in the script - i can't give out the whole code. I did use part of the code i found on this topic:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...pic=12641&st=15

Basically - i have the script working - it works fine at logging in and clicking through the links. the only problem is - that i have a few more things to click after one link - but the new link opens up a new internet explorer window.

Here is the code i took from that other forum - that is working great so far:

Func clickLink($obj, $searchText, $instance = 1)
; clickLink( $obj, $serachText [, $instance])
; $obj - Object Valiable pointing to an InternetExplorer.Application object
; $searchText - the text displayed on the web page for the desired link to click
; [$instance] - if the link text occurs more than once, specify which instance you want to click (numbering starts at 1)
   $doc = $obj.document
   $links = $doc.links
   $found = 0
   For $link in $links
      $linkText = $link.outerText
      If StringInStr($linkText, $searchText) Then
         $found = $found + 1
         if ($found = $instance) Then
            $result = $link.click
            ExitLoop
         EndIf
      EndIf
   Next
  
EndFunc;==>clickLink

I made this one up really fast to shorten code:

Func PauseWhileLoading($obj2)
        with $obj2
           While .Busy
              Sleep(50)
           WEnd     
        EndWith
    Sleep(500)
EndFunc; ==>PauseWhileLoading

Now heere is where the problem is

PauseWhileLoading($ObjIE)

clickLink($ObjIE, "Management")

PauseWhileLoading($ObjIE)

$objIE2 = objcreate(clickLink($ObjIE, "Administration")

The first clickLink works - because that is still using the same page

Then when you click on the link on the page to "Administration" - a new window pops up - i need to automate clicking links on the popup - but can't figure out how the heck to associate the new window with $objIE2 (which is what i'm calling the new window - or wnat to call it anyways)

thanks guys for any help i can get - and expect to see a donation from me to this program - it is an AWESOME program that is making my life a LOT easier!

[DaleHohm]

I'd suggest you get the UDF library I'm working on here:IE Automation UDF Library

Then I think you should be able to adapt the following code to work:

#include <IE.au3>

; Note that _IENavigtate() and _IEClickLinkByText() call _IELoadWait() by default

$ObjIE = _IECreate()
_IENavigate($ObjIE, "your url")
_IEClickLinkByText($ObjIE, "Management")

; you may need to Sleep(xxx miliseconds)
$ObjIE2 = _IEAttach("Title of new window", "Title")
_IELoadWait($ObjIE2)
_IEClickLinkByText($ObjIE2, "Administration")

Edit: Added comment to sameple code about functions calling _IELoadWait()

Edited July 13, 2005 by DaleHohm

[cassetti]

Hi - sorry to be a bother - But it seems as though i am still running into issues.

I redid my script so far - so that i did use the IE.au3 Library - it works great (can't wait to use the other featuers!)

But i am running into an issue with the $objIE2 - something is screwed up - the program gives an error right after the new IE window pops up.

Here is the code I typed - It should work - considering i copied and pasted directly into the notepad the title of the window......

$ObjIE2 = _IEAttach("Store Administration", "Title")

_IELoadWait($ObjIE2)

_IEClickLinkByText($ObjIE2, "Support")

Thanks again for your help!

Edited July 14, 2005 by cassetti

[cassetti]

Ok - it looks like it is not creating an object when it puts in the $objIE2

maybe its not the right command? i'm goign to try and look at the other functions in the library, see what i can come up wtih.

[cassetti]

Wow - i feel like an idiot - after spending 2 hours total screwing around with various possible solutions - i finally figured it out!

lol - its so simple i feel so dumb.

i inserted a

sleep(1000)

$objIE2 = _ieattach("blahblahbl

[DaleHohm]

Yeah, sorry -- you need to give the window a chance to initialize before you look for it. I put that suggestion into a comment in the sample code, but didn't actually include the Sleep command for you.

Glad you have it working.

Dale

[cassetti]

oh my god - i love this program - it saves me about 10 minutes of clicking and navigating.

now - a process for my boss that would have taken a good 20 minutes total to do - is now done with the click of one button so anyone in our small company can do it!

(i am definately going to have my boss make a donation to this program - while not big since we are a small company - there are a lot of uses for this utility!)