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[jasontj 2]

Hello.  I'm working on converting another script from IE to Firefox.  I can't seem to get a handle on the field "Defendant" to fill in a last, first name on this page:

http://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Edocs/Public/Search.aspx?Tab=tabCriminal

I also can't seem to submit the form.   I've tried the code below... stuff may be commented out that I have tested.

 

    _FFOpenUrl("http://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Edocs/Public/Search.aspx?Tab=tabCriminal")    
    _FFLoadWait()

    $oTextFN = _FSObjGet("ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder2_ContentPlaceHolder2_tabSearch_tabCriminal_txtCrimDefendant", "ID")
    
    _FFObj($oTextFN, "value", "Smith, John")    

    $subButton = _FFObjGet("ctl00$ctl00$ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$ContentPlaceHolder2$ContentPlaceHolder2$btnSearch", "name")
    _FFClick($subButton)
    _FFLoadWait()
    
;    _FFFormSubmit()
;    _FFLoadWait()
 

Any help from the experts on here would be greatly appreciated.  

 

Jason

 

 

 

 

[Danp2 1,277]

Probably want to use _ffxpath instead of _ffobj*.

P.S. Any reason you are still using ff.au3 instead the newer alternatives?

[jasontj 2]

I'm only using ff.au3 because that's all I know about.  I'd love to try something new.  What are my options?

I'm still kinda new at this.  Any help on the code to do the _ffxpath would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Jason

 

[jasontj 2]

I was able to submit the form with this:

_FFClick("ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder2_ContentPlaceHolder2_btnSearch","id")

 

But I just can't get the value of the "Defendant Name" to populate.

[Danp2 1,277]

Have you tried this?

_FFXPath("//input[@id='ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder2_ContentPlaceHolder2_tabSearch_tabCriminal_txtCrimDefendant']")
_FFCmd("FFau3.xpath.value='Smith, John'")

If that doesn't work, try changing "//input" to "//form/input".

[Danp2 1,277]

37 minutes ago, jasontj said:

I'm only using ff.au3 because that's all I know about.  I'd love to try something new.  What are my options?

If you want to continue using FF.au3, then you are stuck using an older version of FireFox due to the use of MozRepl, which isn't available as a WebExtension.

Other alternatives would be the Webdriver UDF (see my signature) or IUIAutomation.

[jasontj 2]

Thanks.  I will give the new stuff a try.  I need to be able to stay current with my scripts.

I tried the couple of things you said.  I tried it both ways.  Below is the response.  It doesn't fill in the data.

__FFSend: FFau3.xpath=null;try{FFau3.xpath=FFau3.WCD.evaluate("//form/input[@id='ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder2_ContentPlaceHolder2_tabSearch_tabCriminal_txtCrimDefendant']",FFau3.WCD,null,XPathResult.FIRST_ORDERED_NODE_TYPE,null).singleNodeValue;}catch(e){'_FFXPath_Error: '+e;};
__FFRecv: 
__FFSend: try{FFau3.xpath.value='Smith, John'}catch(e){'_FFCmd_Err';};
__FFRecv: _FFCmd_Err

[jasontj 2]

Does it matter that the website is using iFrames?

[Danp2 1,277]

Generally, the answer would be Yes. However, it doesn't appear to me that the input form is within an iframe, so you should be fine by ignoring them.

Plus, you mentioned above that you were able to click the button on the same form, so you should be ok.

[jasontj 2]

I've had the values populate a couple times, but I don't know why they don't work all of the time.  I'm about done for the day.  I will take a break and try again tomorrow.  Thanks very much for your help.  I'll let you know if I get it working.

I'll also give the new stuff a shot on my next script.   Then I'll begin converting all my old ones.

 

 

[Danp2 1,277]

There are events attached to the input element. You will likely need to playing with triggering the blur / focus events using _FFDispatchEvent.

[jasontj 2]

Here is the field.   I'm at a loss here to make this work.

<input name="ctl00$ctl00$ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$ContentPlaceHolder2$ContentPlaceHolder2$tabSearch$tabCriminal$txtCrimDefendant" maxlength="70" id="ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder2_ContentPlaceHolder2_tabSearch_tabCriminal_txtCrimDefendant" onblur="showDefendantFilter(this, 'tblDefendantFilter');" style="width:320px;" class="DCO_Watermark_Text" autocomplete="off" type="text">

[Danp2 1,277]

_FFXPath("//input[@id='ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder2_ContentPlaceHolder2_tabSearch_tabCriminal_txtCrimDefendant']")
_FFDispatchEvent('FFau3.xpath', 'focus')
_FFCmd("FFau3.xpath.value='Smith, John'")

 

[jasontj 2]

Ok, now it's making a lot more sense.  That works and I understand.  Thanks so much for your help.