can we assign index manually to any webpage object for scripting purpose

[qaravi]

hi folks,

can we assign programmatically using AutoIt or manually index attribute to a web page object collection

my application is having no. of tables with no index.

how can i identify uniquely each table.

currently i'm going through the following process.

1.getting the table collection

2. taking each table size(rows,columns)

3. searching each table for a given element(hard coding the element data)

4. if any table matching then retrieving that table

now my problem is a given element is found in two tables.

so i'm getting problem

do we have any way to identify table uniquely

thanks in advance

qaravi

[big_daddy]

can we assign programmatically using AutoIt or manually index attribute to a web page object collection

my application is having no. of tables with no index.

Every object in the DOM has an index. If a webpage has multiple tables the first tables in source order is 0 (zero), the next 1, and so on.

how can i identify uniquely each table.

Take a look at the second parameter for _IETableGetCollection().

[qaravi]

Every object in the DOM has an index. If a webpage has multiple tables the first tables in source order is 0 (zero), the next 1, and so on.

Take a look at the second parameter for _IETableGetCollection().

i think index property may depend on how the page(html) code was used.

should i give the second parameter (i.e. table number which i wish to see)?

if that is the case i have to track manually all tables first . is it?

how can i see the index of a DOM object?

here i don't see any index attribute for my table tag/object

[big_daddy]

I'm having some trouble understanding you, but I'll try my best to answer your questions.

The index value is not a visible attribute, but instead how the objects are laid out in source order. To get a reference to the first table in source order you would do the following.

#include <IE.au3>
$oIE = _IE_Example ("table")
$oTable = _IETableGetCollection ($oIE, 0)

[qaravi]

I'm having some trouble understanding you, but I'll try my best to answer your questions.

The index value is not a visible attribute, but instead how the objects are laid out in source order. To get a reference to the first table in source order you would do the following.

#include <IE.au3>
$oIE = _IE_Example ("table")
$oTable = _IETableGetCollection ($oIE, 0)

i have 10 tables in a web page

there is an element "ravi" in 3 of 10 tables.

how can i get only collection of tables(i.e., 3) that contains "ravi"?

[big_daddy]

i have 10 tables in a web page

there is an element "ravi" in 3 of 10 tables.

how can i get only collection of tables(i.e., 3) that contains "ravi"?

By element are you referring to text?

[qaravi]

By element are you referring to text?

exactly