How to click on a website button (with no name)?

[Franz135]

Hello everyone,

I want to find the "name" of a button on a wesbite so I can make bot which clicks on the button.

In Chrome I used the "inspect"-tool to find the name but all I got is this:

 

<button class="btn btn-block btn-primary btn-lg" type="submit" id="btn-add-to-cart" data-original-title="" title="">
<i class="fa fa-check"></i>

" Anmelden
                                        
                                    "
</button>

My Code so far (which didnt work):

Global $oIE = _IECreate ("https:xxx")
Local $button2 = _IEGetObjByName ($oIE,"btn-add-to-cart.btn.btn-block.btn-primary.btn-lg")
_IEAction ($button2,"click")

 

Can anyone help?

[Danp2]

Can't tell from the limited details you've supplied, but you can probably use _IEFormSubmit if this buttton is associated with a form.

[water]

Every function in AutoIt returns some type of error indication if something goes wrong.
_IE* functions set @error to > 0.
Can you please add some debugging code to your script?

[Danp2]

Since the button had an ID, you should be able to use _IEGetObjById.

[Franz135]

Thanks for the fast answer!

Here the error:

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "C:\Users\franz\Documents\AutoIT\Test2.au3"    
--> IE.au3 T3.0-2 Warning from function _IEGetObjByName, $_IESTATUS_NoMatch (Name: btn-add-to-cart.btn.btn-block.btn-primary.btn-lg, Index: 0)
--> IE.au3 T3.0-2 Error from function _IEAction(click), $_IESTATUS_InvalidDataType
>Exit code: 0

[Franz135]

Quote

Since the button had an ID, you should be able to use _IEGetObjById.

Thanks, it worked!

[Franz135]

Hello again,

I got another problem: on the next page I want to type something in the four boxes ("Vorname", "Nachname", Benutzungsausweisnummer", "Telefonnummer", see attached picture). But for all four of them I get the same (only the placeholder is different):

<input name="4383716-question_11864" title="" class="form-control" id="id_4383716-question_11864" required="" type="text" placeholder="Vorname" data-dpmaxz-eid="3">

Any ideas how to start?

[Danp2]

That's not enough details for us to accurately answer your question. At a minimum, you should show us the HTML for all four element, plus any associated form.

P.S. If there's an associated form, then you may be able to use _IEFormElementGetCollection with an appropriate $iIndex value to retrieve each element. There's also an $iIndex parameter for _IEGetObjByName

[water]

Franz135,

can you please tell us why you need to automate a login to a website ("Anmelden")?
And why do you need to automate the input of a security means like the "Benutzungsausweisnummer" ("ID card number")?

Last but not least: Are you sure bypassing security means is in line with the Terms Of Use of the site?

[Franz135]

Here the html (they seem pretty similiar):

PS: How can I find an associated form?

<input type="text" name="4384694-question_11864" class="form-control" placeholder="Vorname" title="" required="" id="id_4384694-question_11864">

<input type="text" name="4384694-question_11865" class="form-control" placeholder="Nachname" title="" required="" id="id_4384694-question_11865">

<input type="text" name="4384694-question_11683" class="form-control" placeholder="Benutzungsausweisnummer" title="" required="" id="id_4384694-question_11683">

<input type="text" name="4384694-question_11684" class="form-control" placeholder="Telefonnummer" title="" required="" id="id_4384694-question_11684">

all four togehter:
<div class="panel-body questions-form" data-idx="0">
                            
<div class="form-group required"><label class="col-md-3 control-label" for="id_4384694-question_11864">Vorname</label>

<div class="col-md-9"><input type="text" name="4384694-question_11864" class="form-control" placeholder="Vorname" title="" required="" id="id_4384694-question_11864"></div></div>
<div class="form-group required"><label class="col-md-3 control-label" for="id_4384694-question_11865">Nachname</label><div class="col-md-9"><input type="text" name="4384694-question_11865" class="form-control" placeholder="Nachname" title="" required="" id="id_4384694-question_11865"></div></div>
<div class="form-group required"><label class="col-md-3 control-label" for="id_4384694-question_11683">Benutzungsausweisnummer</label><div class="col-md-9"><input type="text" name="4384694-question_11683" class="form-control" placeholder="Benutzungsausweisnummer" title="" required="" id="id_4384694-question_11683"></div></div>
<div class="form-group required"><label class="col-md-3 control-label" for="id_4384694-question_11684">Telefonnummer</label><div class="col-md-9"><input type="text" name="4384694-question_11684" class="form-control" placeholder="Telefonnummer" title="" required="" id="id_4384694-question_11684"></div></div>
                            
                        </div>

[Franz135]

@water Because of corona it is only possible to go to the library if you get a ticket. Every day. So I have to fill out these tickets every day (twice) so that I can visit the library. I just want to save myself some work.

[Danp2]

53 minutes ago, Franz135 said:

But for all four of them I get the same (only the placeholder is different)

So this turned out to be incorrect. Looking at the HTML you posted above, each element has it's own unique name and ID.

So that seems to be the problem? 🤔

[Franz135]

2 minutes ago, Danp2 said:

So this turned out to be incorrect. Looking at the HTML you posted above, each element has it's own unique name and ID.

So that seems to be the problem? 🤔

You are right, I didnt see it. Thanks!

Edited July 28, 2020 by Franz135