IE.au3 Version 3.2 vs 3.3.7.20++ - Error from function _IEFormElementGetObjByName, $_IEStatus_InvalidObjectType

[MaritimeGirl]

This is a bizarre thing. I have around 6000 lines of AutoIt code that was working wonderfully and I was using version 3.2 of IE.au3. A coworker had his AutoIt upgraded to a newer version which has version 3.3.7.20++ and now he can't run the existing code without errors occurring immediately.

I've taken a copy of his IE.au3 and copied into a shared server's common folder from which I am running my .au3 scripts and called it IEnew.au3 and I have my older copy of IE.au3.

I've created a simple snippet of code to demonstrate what I am seeing when I F5 them:

#include "IEnew.au3"

$url = "http://localhost:8082/myapp"

Local $oIE = _IECreate($url)

Local $oForm = _IEFormGetCollection ($oIE, 0)

Local $oQuery = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, "username")

_IEFormElementSetValue($oQuery, "hello")

When I run that, I get the error:

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

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

Same code, if I change the include to be "IE.au3" and run it again, my textbox is populated successfully.

Is this because I have IE.au3 in C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Include as well? (I don't have permission to the C:\ files to experiment, would have to contact our systems people so I'd like to know if that's the issue before I do that.)

[Exit]

Copy your IE.au3 to IEold.au3 and try again with include IEold.au3

[MaritimeGirl]

It works with IEold.au3, not with IEnew.au3.

[DaleHohm]

I would ber concerned that there are problems with the AutoIt installation on your co-worker's system. There have been changes made to AutoIt that precipitated changes to IE.au3 that would cause that error if you run the new IE.au3 with older AutoIt (just as you are).

Dale