How to play with ComboBox in web pages page

[isabelleglt]

Hi,

I need to do specific selection in a ComboBox in a web page. I try _IELinkClickByText without success. I also try to use the ControlSend command but my combo doesn't have an ID.

Is there another way to play with my ComboBox?

The only way I found is to use the MouseMove...

Thanks,

Isabelle

[PsaltyDS]

Hi,

I need to do specific selection in a ComboBox in a web page. I try _IELinkClickByText without success. I also try to use the ControlSend command but my combo doesn't have an ID.

Is there another way to play with my ComboBox?

The only way I found is to use the MouseMove...

Thanks,

Isabelle

_IEFormElementOptionselect()

[isabelleglt]

_IEFormElementOptionselect()

Thank you for this answer.

I did some tests and I found that it's only working if there is just one frame in the page...

Am I right? If yes, any idea? If no, what can I do in a multiple frame page?

Thanks again,

Isabelle

[ProgAndy]

$oFrame = _IEFrame..

$oForm = _IEFormGet...

$oCombo = _IEFormGetElement...

_IEFormElementOptionselect($OCombo,...

[PsaltyDS]

Thank you for this answer.

I did some tests and I found that it's only working if there is just one frame in the page...

Am I right? If yes, any idea? If no, what can I do in a multiple frame page?

Thanks again,

Isabelle

No, but you must drill down to the frame to reference the object, and once you reference the selection object, it will work (as ProgAndy shows above).

[isabelleglt]

No, but you must drill down to the frame to reference the object, and once you reference the selection object, it will work (as ProgAndy shows above).

Here is the result I got:

@ Trace(31) : $oFrame = _IEFrameGetObjByName($oIE,"contents")

C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Include\IE.au3 (674) : ==> The requested action with this object has failed.:

If String($o_object.document.body.tagName) = "FRAMESET" Then

If String($o_object.document^ ERROR

[PsaltyDS]

Here is the result I got:

@ Trace(31) : $oFrame = _IEFrameGetObjByName($oIE,"contents")

C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Include\IE.au3 (674) : ==> The requested action with this object has failed.:

If String($o_object.document.body.tagName) = "FRAMESET" Then

If String($o_object.document^ ERROR

Run the code example in the help file under _IEIsFrameSet(), after tweaking it for your site. What do you get for the number of Frames or iFrames?

[isabelleglt]

Run the code example in the help file under _IEIsFrameSet(), after tweaking it for your site. What do you get for the number of Frames or iFrames?

I got 3. I also tried again with a sleep and I saw the same error.

[PsaltyDS]

I got 3.

Three what? What was the exact message? I was looking for whether it was Frames or iFrames; it makes a difference.

[isabelleglt]

Three what? What was the exact message? I was looking for whether it was Frames or iFrames; it makes a difference.

Here is the complete message:

Page contains 3 Frames in a FrameSet.

[PsaltyDS]

Here is the complete message:

Page contains 3 Frames in a FrameSet.

I'm sorry to sound so suspicious, but did you leave "$oIE = _IE_Example("Frameset") in your test? Because that is exactly the message you get from the example page. I was interested in what you got from YOUR web page, not Dale's example page. Instead of loading the example, load your page and then run the rest of the script to see what the frames status is. For example:

#include <IE.au3>

$sURL = "http://news.bbc.co.uk"; <=== change this to YOUR site!

$oIE = _IECreate($sURL)
$oFrames = _IEFrameGetCollection($oIE)
$iNumFrames = @extended
If $iNumFrames > 0 Then
    If _IEIsFrameSet($oIE) Then
        MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains " & $iNumFrames & " frames in a FrameSet")
    Else
        MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains " & $iNumFrames & " iFrames")
    EndIf
Else
    MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains no frames")
EndIf

[isabelleglt]

I'm sorry to sound so suspicious, but did you leave "$oIE = _IE_Example("Frameset") in your test? Because that is exactly the message you get from the example page. I was interested in what you got from YOUR web page, not Dale's example page. Instead of loading the example, load your page and then run the rest of the script to see what the frames status is. For example:

#include <IE.au3>

$sURL = "http://news.bbc.co.uk"; <=== change this to YOUR site!

$oIE = _IECreate($sURL)
$oFrames = _IEFrameGetCollection($oIE)
$iNumFrames = @extended
If $iNumFrames > 0 Then
    If _IEIsFrameSet($oIE) Then
        MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains " & $iNumFrames & " frames in a FrameSet")
    Else
        MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains " & $iNumFrames & " iFrames")
    EndIf
Else
    MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains no frames")
EndIf

The result I got is the one from my web site. I double check and the URL in the _IECreate is mine.

Don't be sorry, you just investigating...

Any idea?

[PsaltyDS]

The result I got is the one from my web site. I double check and the URL in the _IECreate is mine.

Don't be sorry, you just investigating...

Any idea?

OK, next we list the names of the Frames visible. Run this version from SciTE so you can see the console output, after changing $sURL to your URL:

#include <IE.au3>
$sURL = "http://your.web.site.com"; <=== change this to YOUR site!
$oIE = _IECreate($sURL)
$colFrames = _IEFrameGetCollection($oIE)
$iNumFrames = @extended
If $iNumFrames > 0 Then
    If _IEIsFrameSet($oIE) Then
        MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains " & $iNumFrames & " frames in a FrameSet")
        For $n = 0 to $iNumFrames - 1
            $oFrame = _IEFrameGetCollection($oIE, $n)
            ConsoleWrite("Frame: " & $n & "  Name: " & $oFrame.name & @LF)
        Next
    Else
        MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains " & $iNumFrames & " iFrames")
    EndIf
Else
    MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains no frames")
EndIf

[isabelleglt]

OK, next we list the names of the Frames visible. Run this version from SciTE so you can see the console output, after changing $sURL to your URL:

#include <IE.au3>
$sURL = "http://your.web.site.com"; <=== change this to YOUR site!
$oIE = _IECreate($sURL)
$colFrames = _IEFrameGetCollection($oIE)
$iNumFrames = @extended
If $iNumFrames > 0 Then
    If _IEIsFrameSet($oIE) Then
        MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains " & $iNumFrames & " frames in a FrameSet")
        For $n = 0 to $iNumFrames - 1
            $oFrame = _IEFrameGetCollection($oIE, $n)
            ConsoleWrite("Frame: " & $n & "  Name: " & $oFrame.name & @LF)
        Next
    Else
        MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains " & $iNumFrames & " iFrames")
    EndIf
Else
    MsgBox(0, "Frame Info", "Page contains no frames")
EndIf

Here is my result:

C:\Test\_IEIsFrameSet.au3 (27) : ==> The requested action with this object has failed.:

ConsoleWrite("Frame: " & $n & " Name: " & $oFrame.name & @LF)

ConsoleWrite("Frame: " & $n & " Name: " & $oFrame.name ^ ERROR

The site I am working with is HTTPS. Is it possible that it causes the issue?

[DaleHohm]

HTTPS will not be an issue, but using PsaltyDS suggestions, add _IEErrorHandlerRegister() after your #includes. I suspect you'll see an "Access is denied." error that indicates cross-site frame scripting security restrictions. You'd need to open the target URL of the affected frame in a new browser window if this is the case.

Dale

[isabelleglt]

HTTPS will not be an issue, but using PsaltyDS suggestions, add _IEErrorHandlerRegister() after your #includes. I suspect you'll see an "Access is denied." error that indicates cross-site frame scripting security restrictions. You'd need to open the target URL of the affected frame in a new browser window if this is the case.

Dale

You were right. I received an Access Denied.

I try now to open the frame in a new window.

[isabelleglt]

HTTPS will not be an issue, but using PsaltyDS suggestions, add _IEErrorHandlerRegister() after your #includes. I suspect you'll see an "Access is denied." error that indicates cross-site frame scripting security restrictions. You'd need to open the target URL of the affected frame in a new browser window if this is the case.

Dale

My web site redirect automatically to the main page when we enter the frame URL.

Do you have another idea?

[DaleHohm]

Only resorting to SEND and ControlSEND functions. Sorry - they closed and locked the doors.

Dale

[isabelleglt]

Only resorting to SEND and ControlSEND functions. Sorry - they closed and locked the doors.

Dale

Ouch...

I can't use these functions because my combo doesn<t have an ID...

I can't use IE statement because the security on the site...

So, what can I do to play with my combo? Nothing?