IE controll ID

[ileandros]

Hello,

Is there a way to get the controllID of an IE button if there is not NAME or ID at the source code.

What i mean is this:

<input tabIndex="1" class="button" accessKey="s" type="submit" value="Reset"/>

this is a button and i dont know how can i get the controllID of it since until now i was using

_IEGetObjById  ...or...   _IEGetObjByName

Is there another way to do it???

Edited April 5, 2012 by ileandros

[DelStone]

I often have a need to do this so wrote this general function that allows using a variety of alternative elements you can grab - it is quite straightforward but let me know if you need any explanation - no doubt it can be tidied up - but it does the job for me:

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; Return $element on specified form of type "class/name/id/value..." etc with a given text label eg "submit" or "OK", which occurrance number (if the text value can appear more than once in the html code) and a html tag like "input/div/a..." etc
Func GetFormElement($form_name, $type, $label, $count = 1, $tag = "", $oIE)
Local $form, $element, $elements, $i = 1
If $form_name <> "" Then $form = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, $form_name)
If $form_name = "" Or @error Then
  If $tag = "" Then
   $elements = _IETagNameAllGetCollection($oIE)
  Else
   $elements = _IETagNameGetCollection($oIE, $tag)
  EndIf
Else
  $elements = _IEFormElementGetCollection($form)
EndIf
For $element In $elements
  Switch $type
   Case "class"
    If _IEPropertyGet($element, "class") And StringInStr($element.class, $label) Then
     If $i = $count Then Return $element
     $i += 1
    EndIf
   Case "id"
    If _IEPropertyGet($element, "id") And StringInStr($element.id, $label) Then
     If $i = $count Then Return $element
     $i += 1
    EndIf
   Case "name"
    If _IEPropertyGet($element, "name") And $element.name = $label Then
     If $i = $count Then Return $element
     $i += 1
    EndIf
   Case "value", "title"
    If StringInStr($element.outerhtml, $label, 1) And StringInStr($element.outerhtml, $type) Then
     If $i = $count Then
      If Not $LIVE Then ConsoleWrite("GETFORMELEMENT : 1  " & $element.outerhtml & @CRLF)
      Return $element
     EndIf
     $i += 1
    EndIf
   Case "misc"
    If StringInStr($element.outerhtml, $label) Then
     If $i = $count Then Return $element
     $i += 1
    EndIf
  EndSwitch
Next
Return 0
EndFunc   ;==>GetFormElement

Edited April 5, 2012 by DelStone

[ileandros]

i havent tried it jet but it seems a little bit compplicated. Too much of statements. Are these all necessary?? i will try it and hopefully will understand whats going on...

[DaleHohm]

See _IETagnameGetCollection()

Dale

[ileandros]

Dale

I managed this but i dont know why its not working...

#include <IE.au3>
Local $idctrl
Local $oIE = _IECreate($url)
Local $oInputs = _IETagNameGetCollection($oIE, "input")
for $oInput in $oInputs
if $oInput.type = "submit" And $oInput.value = "Log in" And $oInput.tabIndex = "1" Then $idctrl = $oInputs
Next

This should work right??? I cant find these

_IETagNameGetCollection($s_TagName)

...

Edit: I made it work. I just had some mistakes in my script and removed this

And $oInputs.class = "button"

Thanks Dale

Edited April 7, 2012 by ileandros

[ileandros]

Dale,

I have an input and i want to get controlID of it. There is no name or id at the source code. From the script of the page (source code) i got the script of it.

Its a listbox input. This is the html code from the source code

<textarea class="readonly multilinebox" onclick="this.select(); pageTracker._trackEvent('new-done-click','direct-click');" wrap="off" readOnly="" jQuery1334144828381="37">

I am trying to use

_IEFormElementGetValue()

but i get this error

--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Error from function _IEFormElementGetValue, $_IEStatus_InvalidDataType

What can i do???

[DaleHohm]

Build a reproducer. You do not provide enough information to help you.

Dale

[ileandros]

Well i am sorry again. I usually dont provide enought but i dont really know how.

The above is a input with a url of this website http://imageshack.us/

After uploading a image there, i want to get the controlID of the input "Direct Link" at the next page.I loging the page with my account and when i try to find the controlID of that input it gives me the text above from the html source code. I tried _IETagnameGetCollection() but after getting the controlID it doesnt accept commands...

[ileandros]

#include <IE.au3>
Local $button
$oIE = _IECreate("[url="http://imageshack.us/"]http://imageshack.us/[/url]")
 $oForm = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "fileupload")
_IEAction($oForm, "click")
$upl = _IEGetObjById($oIE, "text")
_IEAction($upl, "click")
_IELoadWait($oIE)
Sleep(10000)
Local $oInputs = _IETagNameGetCollection($oIE, "input")
for $oInput in $oInputs
if $oInput.onclick = "this.select(); pageTracker._trackEvent('new-done-click','direct-click');" And $oInput.class = "readonly multilinebox"  Then $button = $oInput
Next
$val = _IEFormElementGetValue($button)
MsgBox(0,"tittle", $val)

[DaleHohm]

Here is your example with some debugging code added and some other cleanup.

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#include <IE.au3>

Dim $button

$oIE = _IECreate([url="http://imageshack.us/"]http://imageshack.us/[/url])

$oForm = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, "fileupload")
_IEAction($oForm, "click")

$upl = _IEGetObjById($oIE, "text")
_IEAction($upl, "click")

_IELoadWait($oIE)
Sleep(10000)

$oInputs = _IETagNameGetCollection($oIE, "input")

For $oInput In $oInputs
If String($oInput.onclick) = "this.select(); pageTracker._trackEvent('new-done-click','direct-click');" _
  And String($oInput.classname) = "readonly multilinebox" Then
  ;;;
  $button = $oInput
  ConsoleWrite(">> We found it: " & _IEPropertyGet($oInput, "outerhtml") & @LF)
  ExitLoop
Else
  ConsoleWrite("** Not this one: " & _IEPropertyGet($oInput, "outerhtml") & @LF)
EndIf
Next

If IsObj($button) Then
    $val = _IEFormElementGetValue($button)
    MsgBox(0, "tittle", $val)
Else
    ConsoleWrite("We never found the right button" & @LF)
EndIf

Exit

There are 6 iFrames on the page, so if everything else is correct, I'd suggest the object you are trying to reference in nested in one of them.

Dale

Edited April 12, 2012 by DaleHohm

[ileandros]

I had no idea of this code you just made. I'm surprised!!!

At the consolorite it find its but it set it that "Not this one:"

I find this one contains the url.

** Not this one: <input class="readonly" onclick="this.select(); pageTracker._trackEvent('new-done-click','shareable-click');" readOnly="" value="<noscript>[URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/705/loguu.png/][IMG]http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/9624/loguu.png[/IMG][/URL]</noscript>" jQuery1334269316418="38">

I changed this line and got sth different if you want to check it.

$oInputs = _IETagNameGetCollection($oIE, "textarea")

Edited April 12, 2012 by ileandros

[DaleHohm]

I have no idea what you are trying to say.

Dale

[ileandros]

As i hope you know what i want to do with this script is that i want to take the url that is inside the input "Direct Link" after the upload...

With the script you gave me, in one of the console writes there is the url. But the script gives the resaults that is not that one...

[DaleHohm]

I think you'd better look again. You are definitely wasting our time now - you should be able to take it from here.

Dale

[ileandros]

I know i should but there are some bugs i think.... I do everything i have to do and it still doesnt get the controlID of it....

Have you tried it??? You will come out with the same if you try it.

If you dont want its fine...

[DaleHohm]

I wasn't trying to write your code for you, I was trying to show you debugging techniques. You need to learn from it and solve the problem yourself - or not, your choice. You'll have a hard time getting help here until you invest in your own code and your own skills.

Dale

[ileandros]

I guess you are right. Thank you for everything.

[ileandros]

Dear Dale,

I am using _IEFormElementSetValue($text, "Bonjour") to set the value of a edit in a website.

My code was working fine until the website updated. Now when i use my code it set the value but it is not visible.

If i move forward navigating another site and then return at my website the value i had set appears. I dont know why. Is there something to do?

Is this a bug??? I checked the source code and the controlID name of it it hasnt change. I cant post a working code because it requies log in.

Please if you could give me an advice or some tips. Everything will be appreciated.

Edited April 19, 2012 by ileandros