Need to tick a checkbox in IE

[wisem2540]

So i took a look at some of the IE functions, and I do not understand them. What I am trying to do is install a plugin from a website. (an intranet site)

I looked at the Sourcecode in the browser and it looks like the control is name CBXMAIN. So first i tried launching the site with CBXMAIN=1 on the end, and of course that did not work. (it works if i do loginname= for the username)

if there is a way to put it in the URL so I dont have to script it, great. Otherwise, I guess i need to know how to click the box. Can someone point me in the right direction. I am not a programmer, so simplicity is key

thanks

[Guest]

You will have to look at _IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect function.

[wisem2540]

You will have to look at _IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect function.

Well thats a start. Thank you. The example in the help file still means nothing to me. I dont understand any of it.

#include ie.au3 - what is this even for?

and the rest are just a bunch of variables with no indication as to how to apply them in the real world

[JLogan3o13]

Hi, wisern2540. You need to read through the Help file if you hope to gain a sense of why things do what they do in AutoIT. Also, if you would like to help us help you, how about a little more information? Can you include the URL you're trying to get to, and which checkbox exactly (screenshot?) you're trying to check?

[somdcomputerguy]

#include

In this case, the file ie.au3 contains the IE functions that can be called in a user's script.

[wisem2540]

Hi, wisern2540. You need to read through the Help file if you hope to gain a sense of why things do what they do in AutoIT. Also, if you would like to help us help you, how about a little more information? Can you include the URL you're trying to get to, and which checkbox exactly (screenshot?) you're trying to check?

As i said before, it is an internal website.

Here is a copy of part of the source code that I believe deals with this pariticular page

</tr>

<tr>

<td colspan="2" style="padding:1px; font-family: Century Gothic,Arial,Helvetica; color:FFFFFF; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px;"><div align="center">

<input name="logon" type="button" value="Sign In" onclick=browserLogin()>

<img src="/images/lock.gif"><br><input type=checkbox name=cbxMainMenu value=1><font name='Century Gothic' size=2>Go to Main Menu upon Sign In</font></div></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td colspan="2" style="padding:4px; font-family: Century Gothic,Arial,Helvetica; color:FFFFFF; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;">

</tr>

along with a screenshot. I hope this is some more help

thanks

[Guest]

As i said before, it is an internal website. Here is a copy of part of the source code that I believe deals with this pariticular page

/images/lock.gif

Go to Main Menu upon Sign In

along with a screenshot. I hope this is some more help thanks

Can you give me the full line from the sorce where it has the <form tag.

[wisem2540]

Can you give me the full line from the sorce where it has the <form tag.

this?

<form name="login" method="post" action="http://10.36.202.172/cgi-bin/prbrowser.cgi#top_page" AUTOCOMPLETE=OFF>

I have also attached the source txt...well i tried but it failed....

[Guest]

this?

<form name="login" method="post" action="http://10.36.202.172/cgi-bin/prbrowser.cgi#top_page" AUTOCOMPLETE=OFF>

I have also attached the source txt...well i tried but it failed....

yes

try the below code.

#include <IE.au3>
; Create a browser window and navigate to the login webpage
$oIE = _IECreate(""); <<<<<<<<<<<< add Url in "" of the login webpage
; get pointers to the login form
Local $o_form = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, "login")
; select the checkbox
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($o_form, 1, "cbxMainMenu", 1, "byValue")

Edited February 27, 2012 by Guest

[wisem2540]

yes

try the below code.

#include <IE.au3>
; Create a browser window and navigate to the login webpage
$oIE = _IECreate(""); <<<<<<<<<<<< add Url in "" of the login webpage
; get pointers to the login form
Local $o_form = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, "login")
; select the checkbox
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($o_form, 1, "cbxMainMenu", 1, "byValue")

Yes it worked....

So I was on the right track with CBXmainmenu=1. But i guess i was missing the pointers? Can you explain so that I may learn from this?

[Guest]

Local $o_form = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, "login")

Where it says "login" that came from <form name="login" so we know what form to target.

_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($o_form, 1, "cbxMainMenu", 1, "byValue")

i used the method of "byValue" in this function, value=1 since it was in the source of the tag <img src="/images/lock.gif"><br><input type=checkbox name=cbxMainMenu value=1> this used to identify what check to work with.

the second 1 in the function is to Check the Check-box.

Edited February 27, 2012 by Guest