_IEClickLinkByText = Undefined Function

[Brickoneer]

_IEClickLinkByText still gives a undefined function error even when I have the IE.au3 included...

Example:

CODE

#include <IE.au3>

sleep(3000)

$oIE = "http://www.Google.com"

_IEClickLinkByText ($oIE, "Google Search")

I'm trying to make an auto-clicker that clicks a button/link depending on the displayed text. (see the example)

Whats wrong with it? Is my logic right? Is what I'm doing even possible?

Thanks for your time!

Brick

Edited May 1, 2007 by Brickoneer

[evilertoaster]

Should be fine, id check for version/directory issues. But note that there is no "Google Search" link on that page. There is a buttom that has "Google Search" as text but that requires either a controlclick() or _IEFormSubmit()

edit: or _IEAction()

Edited May 1, 2007 by evilertoaster

[DaleHohm]

Documentation error fixed in the beta helpfile... should be _IELinkClickByText instead of _IEClickLinkByText

Dale

[Brickoneer]

Ok, thanks! I'll try that out. And that function won't work with buttons, right? If not then is there a function that can simulate a click to a button determined by its displayed text (I.E. Google Search) or value (I.E. "Submit")? ...Something that just doesn't require control IDs.

Thanks!!!

Edited May 1, 2007 by Brickoneer

[DaleHohm]

You'll need to understand a bit about the underlying structure of the HTML. _IELink* works on links (<a> tags) _IEForm* functions work on forms and form elements like submit buttons, _IEAction($oObject, "click") will click an arbitrary document element by passing an object that points to it. A lot of work went into the helpfile for IE.au3 and the examples included there... spend some time with them and there are also lots and lots of example scattered in the forum.

Dale

[big_daddy]

I posted an example for Google Searching yesterday.

[Brickoneer]

Ok, thanks a ton! Does anyone know if there is a way to *read* the url of the page that is currently active? All IE scripts I've seen start by loading the page themselves, thus the url is self-contained... but what if I wanted it to read the url of an open browser and be able to interact with it?

[edit] I don't think I mean the _IEpropertyGet function, because doesn't that require the url of the page to know where to look? Maybe I just don't know how to use it properly...

[edit 2] and I DID search for the answer, but I'm new to programming, so a LOT goes over my head. :-P

Edited May 2, 2007 by Brickoneer

[DaleHohm]

See _IEAttach