_IE array

[someone]

Hey everyone,

What I'm trying to do is make an array out of an IEForm Element (in specific an array out of a drop down menu's text) and then search in that array for a string. Say the dropdown menu is of countries, I want to select USA based on a string of just the letter S. Obviously there are lots of countries the letter S but you get the point.

I don't mean for this post to come off as being needy or asking people to write the code for me I just don't know what the best way to approach writing the script is.

Any advice or example scripts would help a lot

Thanks

Andrew

PS. Someone answer this before DaleHohm, if he answers anymore of my _IE.au3 questions he's gonna start charging me...

[mikehunt114]

How about something like:

_IEFormElementGetCollection($oForm)
For $i = 0 to (@extended - 1)
    $oElement = _IEFormElementGetCollection($oForm, $i)
    $array[$i] = _IEFormElementGetValue($oElement)
Next
; work out your selection based on strings here

Not sure if that will work for you, but it might give you some ideas.

[DaleHohm]

A SELECT element is a strange one that has an Options collection nested in it.

$oSelect = _IETagNameGetCollection($oIE, "select", 0)
$oOptions = $oSelect.options
For $oOption in $oOptions
    ConsoleWrite($oOption.value & " : " & $oOption.text & " : " & $oOption.selected & @CR)
Next

Dale

Edit: typo

Edited December 1, 2006 by DaleHohm

[someone]

A SELECT element is a strange one that has an Options collection nested in it.

$oSelect = _IETagNameGetCollection($oIE, "select", 0)
$oOptions = $oSelect.options
For $oOption in $oOptions
    ConsoleWrite($oOption.value & " : " & $oOption.text & " : " & $oOption.selected & @CR)
Next

Dale

Edit: typo

Thanks to both of you for the help and the fast reply. How do I choose which select tag to use? Theres about 5 on the page, and it returns the first. Is it @extended? If so can you give an example I'm having a little confusion using that properly. Thanks

[mikehunt114]

Thanks to both of you for the help and the fast reply. How do I choose which select tag to use? Theres about 5 on the page, and it returns the first. Is it @extended? If so can you give an example I'm having a little confusion using that properly. Thanks

It's already choosing the first 'select' tag it's coming across is it not? The index value in the collection is 0, ie. first tag? Or are you referring to selecting the correct option now?

[someone]

It's already choosing the first 'select' tag it's coming across is it not? The index value in the collection is 0, ie. first tag? Or are you referring to selecting the correct option now?

I'm such a idiot sometimes... I don't know why I must have done something small wrong when I changed the 0 to a different number... sorry but thanks a lot Mike, your always a good help

[mikehunt114]

lol...Happy to help. Everyone makes mistakes, except for Chuck Norris.

Yep, just when you thought the Chuck fad was over...