ie.au3 IEAttach bug

[Leagnus]

When I try simple code

#include <IE.au3>

$o_IE=_IEAttach("http://www.google.com","url")

with existing MSIE and http://www.google.com opened - I took the error

Line 284 (File "C:\program files\autoit3\Include\IE.au3"):

Local $o_ShellWindows = $o_Shell.Windows ()

Local $o_ShellWindows = $o_Shell.Windows ()^ ERROR

Error: The requested action with this object has failed.

WinXP SP2 Rus

AutoIt3 3.2.3.14

-//- beta 3.2.3.6

[nobbe]

hi you need to init an IE object first

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IECreate ("www.autoitscript.com", 1)

; Check @extended return value to see if attach was successful

If @extended Then

MsgBox(0, "", "Attached to Existing Browser")

Else

MsgBox(0, "", "Created New Browser")

EndIf

$url = "http://www.google.com";

_IENavigate($oIE, $url) ;;

_IELoadWait($oIE)

[Leagnus]

I wanna not to create but attach to existing

after I login into a password-protected page

[someone]

Try this code,

#include <IE.au3> 
$oIE = _IEAttach("http://www.google.com", "URL")
MsgBox(0, "The URL", _IEPropertyGet ($oIE, "locationurl"))

_IENavigate($oIE, "http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47721")

That will take an exsisting google.com ie and navigate it to this page.

Let us know if you have trouble.

EDIT - Should have said I'm using ver 3.2.4.4

Edited June 15, 2007 by someone

[DaleHohm]

Does this always happen? Just once? Please try with no other programs running, try logging out or rebooting. If it is reproducible, please report back with more detail.

Dale

[Leagnus]

Eah, it happens always

CODE

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IEAttach("http://www.google.com", "URL")

MsgBox(0, "The URL", _IEPropertyGet ($oIE, "locationurl"))

_IENavigate($oIE, "http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47721")

shows me

CODE

Line 305 (File "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Include\IE.au3"):

Local $o_ShellWindows = $o_Shell.Windows ()

Local $o_ShellWindows = $o_Shell.Windows ()^ ERROR

Error: The requested action with this object has failed.

with existing MSIE on google

and autoIt 3.2.4.9

Edited June 15, 2007 by Leony

[DaleHohm]

Did you try logging out/rebooting as I asked? Sometimes a misbehaving iexplore.exe process can cause something like this and must be cleared.

The $o_Shell.Windows collection contains both IE instances and file explorer instances. Are you running anything non-standard that might be involved? Please try to isolate if so.

You imply that this only occurs if you have a browser open to Google -- is this so or do I misunderstand your description?

Also, I'd expect that only the first 2 lines of your example are required to reproduce the issue right?

Dale

Edited June 15, 2007 by DaleHohm

[Leagnus]

Wow! I'm working under PowerPro as shell

And when I've turned IE as shell - I've got "0" MsgBox!!!!

[DaleHohm]

Can you provide a link to PowerPro? I've tried to trap errors like this and allow _IEAttach to skip over these shells and I'd like to investigate further. You can probaly avoid having your script abort by placing _IEErrorHandlerRegister() after your #include.

Dale

[DaleHohm]

Also, please be certain that you are not in fact including an old version of IE.au3 where this was a common issue.

_IE_VersionInfo()

will show you the IE.au3 version and release date to the console.

Dale

[Leagnus]

Thanks a lot!

Can you provide a link to PowerPro?

http://powerpro.webeddie.com/

Just few men uses PowerPro as Shell

I wrote Autoit installer for one to be Explorer substitute

ftp://powerpro.dyndns.org/uploads/PproShellSetup_v.0.2.rar

Personally I use PowerPro as shell more then 1 year without Explorer process

[DaleHohm]

Also, please be certain that you are not in fact including an old version of IE.au3 where this was a common issue.

_IE_VersionInfo()

will show you the IE.au3 version and release date to the console.

Dale

Can you provide this information as well please?

Dale

[DaleHohm]

Leony,

I checked line 284 where your error occurred and found that it does not match V2.2-1 (the currect release). I looked back in my CVS and found that it DOES match in IE.au3 V2.1-0 released 12/16/06.

This issue has been addressed in current versions, so please figure out where you have the old version on your disk and get rid of it (perhaps in a beta\include folder ?).

Please insure you include the current IE.au3 version and your trouble should disappear.

Dale

[Leagnus]

I'm convinced of need to use ObjCreate("Shell.Explorer.2") in alternative shell environment.

In the environment it's the only way to _IEAttach (recurrent use of existent IE object).