_IEAction("Click") is opening a new tab?

[Kidney]

So for my work i have to fill out call reports and im trying to make a script to automate that.

Currently i have it to the point where it can successfully navigate to the call reports. However, when i check for the call report for today, and the call report isnt there, i have to go to the BACKUP call reports and then check for the call report for today.

If i were to go from the "Home page" to the back up call reports page, it works just fine.

If i go to the FT/PT call reports (we only have call reports for the days that we r scheduled to work) and then try to go to the backup call report page, (there is a call report for every day, no matter the schedule) it opens up the page in a new tab and then the script fails.

$oDivBACKUP = _IEGetObjById($oIE, "a_p5429_26615")
    $oDivPT = _IEGetObjById($oIE, "a_p5422_25984")

    $result = LoadCallReport($oDivPT, $Date)
    ConsoleWrite($result & @CRLF)
    If IsInt($result) Then
        $MsgReturn = MsgBox(4, "Call report Not Found", "Could not find the call report for today. Would you like to search in the backup call reports?")
        If $MsgReturn = 6 Then
            $oDivBACKUP = _IEGetObjById($oIE, "a_p5429_26615")
            $result = LoadCallReport($oDivBACKUP, $Date)
        EndIf
    EndIf


    Func LoadCallReport($oDivEmployeeType, $Date)
        _IEAction($oDivEmployeeType, "click")
        _IELoadWait($oIE)
        $oiFrame = _IEFrameGetObjByName($oIE, "main")
        If @error then ConsoleWrite(@error & @CRLF)
        $oFrame = _IEFrameGetObjByName($oiFrame, "fra_Main")
        If @error then ConsoleWrite(@error & @CRLF)
        _IELoadWait($oIE)
        Sleep(2000)
        Local $oTable = _IETableGetCollection($oFrame, 4)
        Local $aTableData = _IETableWriteToArray($oTable, True)
        ConsoleWrite($Date & @CRLF)
        For $i = 1 to UBound($aTableData) - 1
            $result = StringInStr($aTableData[$i][1], $Date)
            If $result > 0 Then Return $aTableData[$i][1]
        Next
    EndFunc

Im not geting any errors in the console and i double checked the page source to see if anything changes between the home screen and the FT/PT page but everything is the same.

 

anyone know why this could happen??

[Valuater]

Not enough info to completely test this so... Suggestions

1

use the "Home Page" because you said it works fine

2

use _IEAttach() for the new page... then continue the script

3

use _IEErrorHandlerRegister([) and you may get more info... see help file

8)

[Kidney]

so i did more testing and it turns out that no matter where i am on the website it always makes a new tab.

But this isnt the case when i use my mouse. only when i use this script.