Detecting whether an object/element has loaded

[Athos]

Hi guys. I'm having difficulty trying to detect if an object is loaded.

So basically, I want to imitated the _IELoadWait() Method, but instead, I want to wait until a particular object appears on the screen. In the past I was able to do this by looking for a particular link, but with this current webpage, all I have access to are 2 objects.

<INPUT TYPE="button" NAME="a_button" VALUE="I accept">  <INPUT TYPE="button" NAME="b_button" VALUE="I don't accept">

So I need to wait until either of these buttons is clickable, but I'm really not sure how. There doesn't appear to be a collection for objects. There is a form element one, but these objects don't have a form that I can reference.

[JohnOne]

_IETagNameGetCollection() Maybe.

[jdelaney]

Get the attributes of the object when disabled, and enabled, and then perform a loop, looking specifically for the node to include the enabled attribute.

[Athos]

Get the attributes of the object when disabled, and enabled, and then perform a loop, looking specifically for the node to include the enabled attribute.

Are we supposed to do this all with IEPropertyGet?

Edited September 7, 2012 by Athos

[jdelaney]

Use IE Developer Tools to view the html source of the given object, in both states (though, more importantly when active).

Then use the _IE* functions to zero in on it.

good place to start:

http://www.w3schools.com/htmldom/dom_methods.asp

Edited September 7, 2012 by jdelaney

[Athos]

I don't get what it means when _IEPropertyGet($agreeB, "isdisabled)=0. It fails, so does that mean its enabled? If so then, why can't I click it right away??

Edited September 7, 2012 by Athos

[Athos]

Also I can see the source of the given object, it's just I don't think there are any attributes to manipulate.

[ame1011]

We need more specifics here.

When the page finishes loading, are these items also loaded with the page?

(i.e. Are they loaded normally or via ajax)

Are you waiting for the objects to load/exist or are you waiting for them to become 'enabled' from a 'disabled' state?

[Athos]

ame1011, I am waiting for the objects to laod/exist.

These objects do load with the page, my problem is waiting until they are in fact loaded.

[jdelaney]

Create your own UDF, that uses the given _IE* functions, that performs a loop until found, or fails

something like WaitForIEElement ( $oIE, $ID, $iMaxWaitTime, $iChecks )

Edited September 14, 2012 by jdelaney