_IEFormElementCheckboxSelect gives $_IEStatus_InvalidObjectType error

[bhumis]

Hi,

I searched teh help file and also thsi forum before posting this question. I am new to AutoIT.

I tried passing different parameters in _IEFormElementCheckboxSelect but none of them works. Here is the viewsource of the checkbox.

This specific html file does not have any "form" name or no "iframes" so i am directly using __IEGetObjByName and then then trying to select the checkbox.

<tr>

<td>Criticality Filter <span style='color:red'>*</td>

<td><input name='Filter1' type='checkbox' value='High'>High

<input name='Filter2' type='checkbox' value='Medium'>Medium

<input name='Filter3' type='checkbox' value='Low'>Low</td>

<td>The filter for criticality.</td>

</td>

</tr>

AutoIt code:

$Filter1 = "High"

Local $oFilter1 = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "Filter1") --- This one does not give any error

Local $oCheckBox = _IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oFilter1, $Filter1, "Filter1", 1, "byValue") -- This gives $_IEStatus_InvalidObjectType error

_IEAction($oCheckBox, "click")

I even tried with index that one gives error as well.

Any help is greately appreciated.

Thanks,

bhumis

[jdelaney]

Get the Form object instead, and pass that in...the help file example should be all you need

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; *******************************************************
; Example 1 - Open a browser with the form example, get reference to form, select and
; deselect the checkboxes byValue. Since $s_Name is not specified, operate
; on the collection of all <input type=checkbox> elements in the form
; Note: You will likely need to scroll down on the page to see the changes
; *******************************************************

#include <IE.au3>

Local $oIE = _IE_Example("form")
Local $oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, "ExampleForm")
For $i = 1 To 5
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, "gameBasketball", "", 1, "byValue")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, "gameFootball", "", 1, "byValue")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, "gameTennis", "", 1, "byValue")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, "gameBaseball", "", 1, "byValue")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, "gameBasketball", "", 0, "byValue")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, "gameFootball", "", 0, "byValue")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, "gameTennis", "", 0, "byValue")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, "gameBaseball", "", 0, "byValue")
Sleep(1000)
Next

; *******************************************************
; Example 2 - Open a browser with the form example, get reference to form, select and
; deselect the checkboxes byIndex. Since $s_Name is not specified, operate
; on the collection of all <input type=checkbox> elements in the form
; Note: You will likely need to scroll down on the page to see the changes
; *******************************************************

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IE_Example("form")
$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, "ExampleForm")
For $i = 1 To 5
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 3, "", 1, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 2, "", 1, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 1, "", 1, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 0, "", 1, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 3, "", 0, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 2, "", 0, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 1, "", 0, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 0, "", 0, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
Next

; *******************************************************
; Example 3 - Open a browser with the form example, get reference to form, select and
; deselect the checkboxes byIndex in the group that shares the name checkboxG2Example
; Note: You will likely need to scroll down on the page to see the changes
; *******************************************************

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IE_Example("form")
$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, "ExampleForm")
For $i = 1 To 5
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 0, "checkboxG2Example", 1, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 1, "checkboxG2Example", 1, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 0, "checkboxG2Example", 0, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect($oForm, 1, "checkboxG2Example", 0, "byIndex")
Sleep(1000)
Next

edit: since you already have the object, you can just change the .checked = true, or .checked = false

$oFilter1.checked = true

This is straight from the _IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect function:

Switch $f_select
  Case -1
   Return SetError($_IEStatus_Success, 0, $oItem.checked)
  Case 0
   If $oItem.checked Then
    $oItem.checked = False
    If $f_fireEvent Then
     $oItem.fireEvent("onChange")
     $oItem.fireEvent("OnClick")
    EndIf
   EndIf
   Return SetError($_IEStatus_Success, 0, 1)
  Case 1
   If Not $oItem.checked Then
    $oItem.checked = True
    If $f_fireEvent Then
     $oItem.fireEvent("onChange")
     $oItem.fireEvent("OnClick")
    EndIf
   EndIf
   Return SetError($_IEStatus_Success, 0, 1)
  Case Else
   __IEErrorNotify("Error", "_IEFormElementCheckboxSelect", "$_IEStatus_InvalidValue", "Invalid $f_select value")
   Return SetError($_IEStatus_InvalidValue, 3, 0)
 EndSwitch

Edited September 25, 2012 by jdelaney

[bhumis]

Thank you So much! I couldn't get "form" object or "frame" object as there are no forms or frames. I got the object by using "_IEGetObjByName". In mycase "_IEFormElementCheckBoxSelect" didn't work.

But "$oFilter1.checked = True" worked well.

-bhumis