Javascript button submit?

[eibbtoddb]

I am trying to automate the "clicking" of a button (or link) on a website.  I am very new to AutoIt and am not sure how to get this done.  

When I hover over what looks like a hyperlink, I see this message, "javascript:void(0);"  When I view the page source, I see this code:

function HandleSubmit(astrValue)

    {  

       document.getElementById('HiddenFormSubmitted').value = astrValue;

       document.getElementById('PageForm').submit();

       if (astrValue != 'DOWNLOADREPORT' && astrValue != 'DOWNLOADREPORTEXTENDED') {

           DisableFields();

       }

    }

 

I also found this href in the page source:

 

<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="HandleSubmit('DOWNLOADREPORTEXTENDED');return false;" target="_blank" class="UPE-Link"><img src="/shared/assets/legacy/affiliatesweb/engine/images/download.gif" border="0" style="vertical-align:text-top;" /> Download Extended Report</a>             

 

I need to submit/click the button/link that submits the 'DOWNLOADREPORTEXTENDED' portion.  When I click it on the website, a .csv file is downloaded to to my computer.  This is what I need to automate on a daily basis.

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

~Todd

[Danp2]

You didn't specify which browser you are using. For IE, you can use the _IE* functions. Once you have a reference to the IE object, you could do something like this:

$oIE.document.parentwindow.execScript("HandleSubmit('DOWNLOADREPORTEXTENDED');")

[eibbtoddb]

Thanks for the reply!  Yes, IE for now.    Is there any other code I need other than that single line?  This is only my 2nd day using AutoIT and I'm not too familiar with all the available functionality.

So far, I really like this tool!

[Palestinian]

You could look up IE functions in the help file, the help file is the best place for you to start. You could also open the includes folder where you installed AutoIt and then check IE.au3 to learn about its functions and how they work.

[eibbtoddb]

Nothing happened when I added that line of code to my script....  Anything else I should try or need to add to make that run?

[Exit]

_{I don't see your code.}

_{Would be useful to publish.}

Edited June 3, 2014 by Exit

[eibbtoddb]

This is what I have so far....

 

#include <IE.au3>

 

$oIE = _IECreate("https://affiliates.upickem.net/net/Welcome.aspx")

 

$UserName = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "txtUsername")

$Password = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "txtPassword")

$BtnLogin = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "btnLogin")

$BtnSearch = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "cmdSearch")

 

_IEPropertySet($UserName, 'innerText', 'mysusername')

_IEPropertySet($Password, 'innerText', 'mypassword')

 

_IEAction ($BtnLogin, "click")

 

_IELoadWait($oIE)

 

$oIE = _IENavigate($oIE, "https://affiliates.upickem.net/Engine/ProfitReport.aspx?contestid=12345")

 

_IELoadWait($oIE)

 

_IEAction ($BtnSearch, "click")

 

_IELoadWait($oIE)

 

$oIE.document.parentwindow.execScript("HandleSubmit('DOWNLOADREPORTEXTENDED');")

[Exit]

$BtnSearch = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "cmdSearch")
--> IE.au3 T3.0-1 Warning from function _IEGetObjByName, $_IESTATUS_NoMatch (Name: cmdSearch, Index: 0)

Try this:

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Run_Debug_Mode=y
#include <IE.au3>
$oIE = _IECreate("https://affiliates.upickem.net/net/Welcome.aspx")
$UserName = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "txtUsername")
$Password = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "txtPassword")
$BtnLogin = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "btnLogin")
_IEPropertySet($UserName, 'innerText', 'mysusername')
_IEPropertySet($Password, 'innerText', 'mypassword')
_IEAction ($BtnLogin, "click")
_IELoadWait($oIE)
$oIE = _IENavigate($oIE, "https://affiliates.upickem.net/Engine/ProfitReport.aspx?contestid=12345")
_IELoadWait($oIE)
$BtnSearch = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "cmdSearch")
_IEAction ($BtnSearch, "click")
_IELoadWait($oIE)
$oIE.document.parentwindow.execScript("HandleSubmit('DOWNLOADREPORTEXTENDED');")

Edited June 3, 2014 by Exit

[eibbtoddb]

That search button click is probably not important since this report 'auto-populates' when the page opens.  

I should move that button click to later in the script because that button actually appears on this page: $oIE = _IENavigate($oIE, "https://affiliates.upickem.net/Engine/ProfitReport.aspx?contestid=12345")

[Exit]

Like I edited in my previous post.