Trouble identifying a form in IE

[Hasher]

Hey all I am trying to select a drop down box in a webpage and make a selection. Do this easy in the past but this page is making it hard .Cut down my code significantly for this post.

Seems to be only one form on the page and only has an ID but no name 
 

#ctl01<form method="post" action="./productSearch.aspx" id="ctl01">

Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?

 

current error is :

 

--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Warning from function _IEFormElementGetObjByName, $_IEStatus_NoMatch

 

#include <IE.au3>

Local $oIE = _IECreate("http://www.dmcretail.com/RetailSelect.aspx")
Local $oSubmit = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "btnCase")
_IEAction($oSubmit, "click")
;~ loads to http://www.dmcretail.com/productSearch.aspx
_IELoadWait($oIE)


$oForm = _IEFormGetCollection($oIE, 0)
$oSelect = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, 'ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$RadPanelBar1$i0$i8$ProductLine')

 

[Subz]

Have you tried something like:

$oForm = _IEGetObjById($oIE, "ct101")
$oSelect = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, 'ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$RadPanelBar1$i0$i8$ProductLine')

 

[Hasher]

Hi Subz that was my first try.   That thows this error

 

--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Warning from function _IEGetObjById, $_IEStatus_NoMatch (ct101)

 

[Danp2]

Does the website use frames?

Can you provide a URL or a full HTML listing?

[Hasher]

http://www.dmcretail.com/RetailSelect.aspx

select a button and it goes to a product listing page
 

http://www.dmcretail.com/productSearch.aspx

 It does have a form .I want to select a dropdown box. Seems objects have a ID but not a name

 

[Subz]

You need to use _IEAttach to get the new window in the example below, I've used hwnd, but you could use title etc.. as well by changing _IEPropertyGet

#include <IE.au3>

Local $oIE = _IECreate("http://www.dmcretail.com/RetailSelect.aspx", 1)
Local $hWnd = _IEPropertyGet($oIE, "hwnd")
Local $oSubmit = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "btnCase")
_IEAction($oSubmit, "click")

;~ Product Search Page
$oIE = _IEAttach($hWnd, "hwnd")
_IELoadWait($oIE)
$oForm = _IEFormGetCollection($oIE, 0)
$oSelect = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, 'ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$RadPanelBar1$i0$i8$ProductLine')
_IEAction($oSelect, "focus")

;~ Select by value
_IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect, 17)
;~ Or Select by text
_IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect, "Dozers", 1, "byText")

 

[Danp2]

1 hour ago, Subz said:

You need to use _IEAttach to get the new window in the example below, I've used hwnd, but you could use title etc.. as well by changing _IEPropertyGet

Actually, it appears to work without needing the _IEAttach. Here's my solution:

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IECreate('http://www.dmcretail.com/RetailSelect.aspx')
$oButton = _IEGetObjById($oIE, 'btnCIH')
_IEAction($oButton, 'click')
_IELoadWait($oIE)

$oForm = _IEFormGetCollection($oIE, 0)
$oSelect = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, "ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$RadPanelBar1$i0$i8$ProductLine")

_IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect, "Balers", 1, "byText")

 

[Subz]

Hmm not sure if the site has been updated because I was getting the same error as Hasher using the code in his OP, however the code in his OP is now working as well.

[Hasher]

Hi Subz and Danp2 .No luck with either of your code , even tried going back to my original . Seems Auto-it can't handle this adequately . Will try in JavaScript 

[Danp2]

3 hours ago, Hasher said:

Hi Subz and Danp2 .No luck with either of your code , even tried going back to my original . Seems Auto-it can't handle this adequately . Will try in JavaScript 

Not sure why it isn't working for you. As Subz mentioned, all three posted versions are working for me.

What OS and version of IE are you using?