AutoIt for IE

[tdsnaidu]

Hi Guys,

I am new to AutoIt, any help will be greatly appreciated.

I am trying to automate following:

1) Selecting a web page from favourites

2) Selecting a web page from history

3) Automating Google toolbar search

I have written following script:

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IECreate ("localhost/Page1.html")

Sleep( 2000 )

; launch URL from different plugin ie google toolbar

For $i = 2 to 1 Step -1

Send("{TAB}")

Next

Sleep( 2000 )

Send("Microsoft")

Sleep( 2000 )

Send("{ENTER}")

Sleep( 2000 )

; Select URL from favourites

Send( "^i" )

Sleep( 2000 )

Send("{DOWN}")

Sleep( 2000 )

Send("{ENTER}")

Sleep( 2000 )

Send( "^i" )

Sleep( 2000 )

; open URL in new window

For $i = 3 to 1 Step -1

Send("{TAB}")

Next

Sleep( 2000 )

Send("{ENTER}")

Sleep( 2000 )

Send("!{F4}")

Sleep(2000)

;select URL from history

Send( "^h" )

Sleep( 2000 )

Send("{ENTER}")

Sleep( 2000 )

Send( "^h" )

Sleep( 2000 )

_IEQuit ($oIE)

This script works fine for me as long as i keep the active window as IE launched by AutoIt, I have to run this script with nightly build and my program crashes when i am trying to use the above script with nightly builds.

Please let me know if there is any alternative solution available????

Thanking you in anticipation

[GMK]

I think it would be easier to just navigate to the addresses, rather than select them from your favorites.

EDIT: To clarify, use _IENavigate and navigate to the URLs.

Edited June 19, 2007 by GMK

[tdsnaidu]

I think it would be easier to just navigate to the addresses, rather than select them from your favorites.

I am trying to automate manual testing, as per test case i have to select from favourites.

[DaleHohm]

"my program crashes" is not a very precise description of your trouble. I therefore cannot give you any precise advice other than to suggest you look into using ControlSend instead of Send to avoid issues with window focus.

Dale

[tdsnaidu]

I tried using ControlSend but it is failing to select the enter button in the second ControlSend call from the below script

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IECreate ("localhost/Page1.html")

Sleep( 2000 )

; launch URL from different plugin ie google toolbar

For $i = 2 to 1 Step -1

ControlSend("http://localhost/Page1.html - Microsoft Internet Explorer","","Search Box1","{TAB}")

Next

Sleep( 2000 )

ControlSend("http://localhost/Page1.html - Microsoft Internet Explorer","","Search Box1","{ENTER}")

[AutoItKing]

I think it would be great if you tried out the [ autoit ] [ /autoit ] tags. (remove the spaces)

Edited June 19, 2007 by AutoItKing

[DaleHohm]

Perhaps you're sending to the wrong control...

I presume you are trying to do something like this:

#include <IE.au3>
$oIE = _IECreate()
$hwnd = _IEPropertyGet($oIE, "hwnd")
ControlSend($hwnd, "", "[CLASS:ATL:03167AF8; INSTANCE:1]", "FooBar")
Sleep(100)
ControlSend($hwnd, "", "[CLASS:ATL:03167AF8; INSTANCE:1]", "{ENTER}")

Dale

[DW1]

needing that many sleeps is typicaly a sign of a script that needs to be rewritten IMO