Problem closing multiple webpages using IE3

[Cush]

Hi,

I'm trying to use IE3 to open three webpages in different instances of IE and then having processed them, close them in the same sequence, i.e. open page 1, do stuff, open page 2, do stuff, open page 3 do stuff then close page 1, then close page 2 then close page 3.

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#include <ie.au3>

dim $enteredcount=0
dim $windowdets[3]

$Entered_URL="http://www.cheese.com"
$o_IE = _IECreate ()
_IENavigate ($o_IE, $Entered_URL, 1)
_IELoadWait ($o_IE, 1000)
$enteredcount+=1
$windowdets[$enteredcount]=$o_IE.locationurl
consolewrite("Saving:"&$windowdets[$enteredcount]&@CR)
    
$Entered_URL="http://www.google.com"
$o_IE = _IECreate ()
_IENavigate ($o_IE, $Entered_URL, 1)
_IELoadWait ($o_IE, 1000)
$enteredcount+=1
$windowdets[$enteredcount]=$o_IE.locationurl
consolewrite("Saving:"&$windowdets[$enteredcount]&@CR)
    
$Entered_URL="http://www.chips.com"
$o_IE = _IECreate ()
_IENavigate ($o_IE, $Entered_URL, 1)
_IELoadWait ($o_IE, 1000)
$enteredcount+=1
$windowdets[$enteredcount]=$o_IE.locationurl
consolewrite("Saving:"&$windowdets[$enteredcount]&@CR)
    
msgbox(0,"Close coming up","")
_CloseWindows(3)
Exit


Func _CloseWindows($windowsopen)
local $i
For $i=1 to $windowsopen
    if $windowdets[$i]>"" then
        consolewrite($windowdets[$i]&@CR)
        $o_IE=_IEAttach($windowdets[$i],"URL")
        if @error>0 then 
            consolewrite("Couldn't attach to "&$windowdets[$i]&@CR)
            $windowdets[$i]=""
            ContinueLoop
        endif

        consolewrite("Attached to "&$windowdets[$i]&@CR)
        sleep(2000)
        _IEQuit ($o_IE)
        $windowdets[$i]=""
    endif
Next
EndFunc

However, it will close the first page, then falls over on the second with this message:

>"C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\SciTE\CompileAU3\CompileAU3.exe" /run /beta /ErrorStdOut /in "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta\windowtest.au3" /autoit3dir "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta" /UserParams

>Running AU3Check (1.54.1.1) params: from:C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta

+>AU3Check ended.rc:0

>Running:(3.1.1.113):C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta\autoit3.exe "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta\windowtest.au3"

Saving:http://www.cheese.com/

Saving:http://www.google.co.uk/

Saving:http://www.intel.com/design/graphics/mobilegraphics/

http://www.cheese.com/

Attached to http://www.cheese.com/

http://www.google.co.uk/

C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta\Include\ie.au3 (275) : ==> The requested action with this object has failed.:

If (ObjName($o_window.document) = "DispHTMLDocument") Then

If (^ ERROR

+>AutoIT3.exe ended.rc:0

>Exit code: 0 Time: 13.352

I have identified that removing the IEQuit removes the error (but obviously doesn't close the window, which is sort of the point).

Can anyone advise where I'm going wrong???

[DaleHohm]

I'd like to see a reproducer with valid URL's because I try to avoid untrapped COM errors comming from IE.au3. PM me if you like with the code.

In your case I would expect that you can avoid the issue and simplify your code by using seperate Object variables for each browser window and avoiding the need to ATTACH later.

i.e.

$Entered_URL="some URL"
$o_IE1 = _IECreate ($Entered_URL)
;do stuff in $o_IE1

$Entered_URL="some URL"
$o_IE2 = _IECreate ($Entered_URL)
;do stuff in $o_IE2

$Entered_URL="some URL"
$o_IE3 = _IECreate ($Entered_URL)
;do stuff in $o_IE3

_IEQuit($o_IE1)
_IEQuit($o_IE2)
_IEQuit($o_IE3)

Dale

p.s. You do not need the _IELoadWaits the way you are using them... both _IECreate and _IENavigate call it for you

[Cush]

Thanks Dale, that's a much better idea.

One question though - if I open 3 web pages like this the first one ends up on the bottom. I thought I could use _IEAction($o_IE1,'focus') to bring it to the top, but I just get an object error. I can't see why that doesn't work.

Thanks

Paul

[DaleHohm]

You need to show code and the exact error.

Dale

[Cush]

Hi Dale,

Here's my code. You'll see I changed it a little as I wanted to have an array of internet explorer instances rather than $oe_1, $oe_2 as I'm undecided about how many windows I wanted to have open at once. However, it still bombs out at the $o_IEi[$i].focus line, which I didn't expect as I thought that this was valid (since this is what _IEAction does)....

#include <ie.au3>

dim $i=0
dim $o_IEi[3]

$Entered_URL="http://www.yahoo.com"
$o_IEi[0] = _IECreate ()
_IENavigate ($o_IEi[0], $Entered_URL, 1)
    
$Entered_URL="http://www.google.com"
$o_IEi[1] = _IECreate ()
_IENavigate ($o_IEi[1], $Entered_URL, 1)
    
$Entered_URL="http://www.altavista.com"
$o_IEi[2] = _IECreate ()
_IENavigate ($o_IEi[2], $Entered_URL, 1)
    
msgbox(0,"Close coming up","")
_CloseWindows(2)
Exit


Func _CloseWindows($windowsopen)

For $i=0 to $windowsopen
    consolewrite($i&@CR)
    if Isobj($o_IEi[$i]) then
        $o_IEi[$i].focus
        sleep(2000)
        _IEQuit ($o_IEi[$i])
    endif
Next
EndFunc

The windows open fine, then the output I get is....

>"C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\SciTE\CompileAU3\CompileAU3.exe" /run /beta /ErrorStdOut /in "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta\windowtest.au3" /autoit3dir "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta" /UserParams  
>Running AU3Check (1.54.1.1)  params:  from:C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta
+>AU3Check ended.rc:0
>Running:(3.1.1.113):C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta\autoit3.exe "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta\windowtest.au3"   
0
C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta\windowtest.au3 (29) : ==> The requested action with this object has failed.: 
$o_IEi[$i].focus 
$o_IEi[$i].focus^ ERROR
+>AutoIT3.exe ended.rc:0
>Exit code: 0   Time: 6.758

The IEQuit works fine with $o_IEi[$i] as a parameter, so I'm a bit baffled!

I'm sure I'm making some numpty mistake somewhere. Thanks very much for your help so far anyway.

Cheers

Paul

[Shevilie]

Well i tried to fudge around and I'm only getting trouble with the .focus... the closing part works fine. Isn't there another way to put it focus (do you need it)

[DaleHohm]

Shevilie is right.

So you realize your trouble has nothing to do with IE.au3 right?

If you had used _IEAction($o_IEi[$i], "focus") instead of .focus, IE.au3

would have told you: --> IE.au3 Error from function _IEAction, $_IEStatus_InvalidObjectType

because a browser object does not have a .focus method - it is used to give focus to elements on the page (like buttons, form elements etc).

To give window focus, you need to use _IEPropertyGet to get the HWND and then use WinActivate to give it focus.

Dale

[Cush]

Shevilie is right.

So you realize your trouble has nothing to do with IE.au3 right?

If you had used _IEAction($o_IEi[$i], "focus") instead of .focus, IE.au3

would have told you: --> IE.au3 Error from function _IEAction, $_IEStatus_InvalidObjectType

because a browser object does not have a .focus method - it is used to give focus to elements on the page (like buttons, form elements etc).

To give window focus, you need to use _IEPropertyGet to get the HWND and then use WinActivate to give it focus.

Dale

Thanks Dale, I'll get my coat.