Need help with IE functions and nested frames/iframes

[JBJB]

I am trying to find a way to get field values off an IE page that appears to have many nested frames. I'd eventually like to build a spreadsheet of the data off this page.

Web Browser Spy reports: (each line is supposed to be indented further than the one above)

CODE

<MAIN DOCUMENT>

<FRAME> name=mainFrame

<IFRAME> name=contents

<IFRAME> name=frmsel

<IFRAME> name=frmpar

<IFRAME> namefrm2

DebugBar says this about one of the fields I'm trying to retrieve

<INPUT class=inputtext style="WIDTH: 100%" readOnly value=Text name=idatatype>

I have searched the forum and tried every example I can find to drill down thru the frames, but I can't seem to get to first IFRAME without error.

An example of one failed attempt: (gives nomatch error on last line)

CODE

#include <ie.au3>

#AutoIt3Wrapper_run_debug_mode=Y

$oIE = _IEAttach("My App", "Title")

$oFrame1 = _IETagnameGetCollection($oIE, "frame", 0)

$oFrame2 = _IETagnameGetCollection($oFrame1, "iframe", 0)

Since my example field above has a name, idatatype, I've tried to directly access with _IEFormElementGetValue(), but that function appears to only use a form variable, and as far as I can tell, my page has no forms. I tried a $oForm = _IEFormGetCollection($oIE, 0) to determine this . . . it came back nomatch.

So basically, I'm at a loss as to how to get data off this bugger. ANY pointers would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[PsaltyDS]

I am trying to find a way to get field values off an IE page that appears to have many nested frames. I'd eventually like to build a spreadsheet of the data off this page.

Web Browser Spy reports: (each line is supposed to be indented further than the one above)

<MAIN DOCUMENT>
   <FRAME> name=mainFrame
      <IFRAME> name=contents
         <IFRAME> name=frmsel
            <IFRAME> name=frmpar
               <IFRAME> namefrm2

DebugBar says this about one of the fields I'm trying to retrieve

<INPUT class=inputtext style="WIDTH: 100%" readOnly value=Text name=idatatype>

I have searched the forum and tried every example I can find to drill down thru the frames, but I can't seem to get to first IFRAME without error.

An example of one failed attempt: (gives nomatch error on last line)

#include <ie.au3>
#AutoIt3Wrapper_run_debug_mode=Y

$oIE = _IEAttach("My App", "Title")
$oFrame1 = _IETagnameGetCollection($oIE, "frame", 0)
$oFrame2 = _IETagnameGetCollection($oFrame1, "iframe", 0)

Since my example field above has a name, idatatype, I've tried to directly access with _IEFormElementGetValue(), but that function appears to only use a form variable, and as far as I can tell, my page has no forms. I tried a $oForm = _IEFormGetCollection($oIE, 0) to determine this . . . it came back nomatch.

So basically, I'm at a loss as to how to get data off this bugger. ANY pointers would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Perhaps:

#include <ie.au3>
#AutoIt3Wrapper_run_debug_mode=Y

$oIE = _IEAttach("My App", "Title")
$oFrame1 = _IEFrameGetObjectByName($oIE, "mainFrame")
$oFrame2 = _IEFrameGetObjectByName($oFrame1, "contents")
$oFrame3 = _IEFrameGetObjectByName($oFrame2, "frmsel")
$oFrame4 = _IEFrameGetObjectByName($oFrame3, "frmpar")
$oFrame5 = _IEFrameGetObjectByName($oFrame4, "frm2")
$oInput = _IEGetObjectByName($oFrame5, "idatatype")
$sValue = _IEFormElementGetValue($oInput)
MsgBox(64, "Results", "Value = " & $sValue

[JBJB]

Thank you PsaltyDS, that sure looks like it should work, but . . .

!> Starting in DebugMode..

Line: @error-@extended: Line syntax

0001: 0-0: #include <ie.au3>

0006: 0-0: #AutoIt3Wrapper_run_debug_mode=Y

0007: 0-0: _IEErrorHandlerRegister()

0011: 0-0: $oIE = _IEAttach("My App", "Title")

0057: 0-0: $oFrame1 = _IEFrameGetObjByName ($oIE, "mainFrame")

0058: 0-0: $oFrame2 = _IEFrameGetObjByName ($oFrame1, "contents")

--> COM Error Encountered in test servicedesigner access_DebugIt.au3

----> $IEComErrorScriptline = 779

----> $IEComErrorNumberHex = 80020009

----> $IEComErrorNumber = -2147352567

----> $IEComErrorWinDescription = Exception occurred.

----> $IEComErrorDescription = Exception occurred.

----> $IEComErrorSource =

----> $IEComErrorHelpFile = C:\WINNT\system32\Mshtml.hlp

----> $IEComErrorHelpContext = 0

----> $IEComErrorLastDllError = 0

+>15:34:16 AutoIT3.exe ended.rc:0

Just for the heck of it, I mangled the name of the 2nd frame, "contents", and ran it again. It just came back with a no match error. So your code looks like it's finding the frame . . . . ?

[PsaltyDS]

Thank you PsaltyDS, that sure looks like it should work, but . . .

!> Starting in DebugMode..

Line: @error-@extended: Line syntax

0001: 0-0: #include <ie.au3>

0006: 0-0: #AutoIt3Wrapper_run_debug_mode=Y

0007: 0-0: _IEErrorHandlerRegister()

0011: 0-0: $oIE = _IEAttach("My App", "Title")

0057: 0-0: $oFrame1 = _IEFrameGetObjByName ($oIE, "mainFrame")

0058: 0-0: $oFrame2 = _IEFrameGetObjByName ($oFrame1, "contents")

--> COM Error Encountered in test servicedesigner access_DebugIt.au3

----> $IEComErrorScriptline = 779

----> $IEComErrorNumberHex = 80020009

----> $IEComErrorNumber = -2147352567

----> $IEComErrorWinDescription = Exception occurred.

----> $IEComErrorDescription = Exception occurred.

----> $IEComErrorSource =

----> $IEComErrorHelpFile = C:\WINNT\system32\Mshtml.hlp

----> $IEComErrorHelpContext = 0

----> $IEComErrorLastDllError = 0

+>15:34:16 AutoIT3.exe ended.rc:0

Just for the heck of it, I mangled the name of the 2nd frame, "contents", and ran it again. It just came back with a no match error. So your code looks like it's finding the frame . . . . ?

What's in these iFrames? Is it another web site from a different location? I ask because it sounds like blocked cross-site access, but then that error description doesn't sound like it.

Hopefully, Dale will jump in here and enlighten us.

[DaleHohm]

That isn't the typical security-related error (Access is denied).

So, the last question is still a good one... what's in those frames? If it html or perhaps a PDF or something else? Inportant things are how the frame source locations relate to the containing document location and what they contain.

Are you able to provide a reproducer?

Dale

[JBJB]

I'm not able to provide a reproducer as this application is running on a private corp network. The application is a web-based development tool, and the page I'm on defines field attributes. The top has a scrolling list of fields, and the bottom has a tabbed object showing all the attributes for the chosen field. There is a lot of javascript on the page.

I don't know if it's helpful, but the DOM tab in DebugBar only shows one iframe that I can see . . . not sure why Spy showed more.

Not being a web guy, I'm not sure what to provide you, to help you help me.

[DaleHohm]

We'll minimally need to know the url of the top level document and the src=url of each of the frames (you can obfuscate the domain name, but make sure it still conveys the structure).

Notice in the DebugBar toolbar there is a dropdown to the left of the eye icon that shows you frame structure.

Dale

[JBJB]

Here's the structure

<MAIN DOCUMENT> HTTP://devsvr1.bbdc.tr.org:9080/RCenter/
  <FRAME> name=mainFrame src=http://devsvr1.bbdc.tr.org:9080/RCenter/catalog/area-main.cfm?resetBN=true
    <IFRAME> name=contents src=http://devsvr1.bbdc.tr.org:9080/RCenter/catalog/service-htmlrep.cfm?ServiceID=28
      <IFRAME> name=frmsel src=http://devsvr1.bbdc.tr.org:9080/RCenter/catalog/service-htmlrep-typesel.cfm?Action=update
        <IFRAME> name=frmpar src=http://devsvr1.bbdc.tr.org:9080/RCenter/catalog/service-htmlrep-par.cfm?Action=UpdateSel
          <IFRAME> name=frm2 src=about:blank

Thanks for looking at this.

[DaleHohm]

I was afraid of that... it tells us nothing about the content in the frames (although it looks like it is Cold Fusion). They are all on the same server however, which overcomes one roadblock.

Can you right-click on the contents frame and View Source? If you choose the contents frame in the DebugBar dropdown I mentioned above, will it should you its source?

I'm curious... I see DebugIt in the output you show here... how are you running this application? Are you doing through the DebugIt helper or directly from SciTe? Does it behave differently if run just in SciTe?

Dale