Getting an IE object for something that doesn't have an ID

[DavidTunnell]

I am trying to move my mouse to a location independent of screen resolution.

The reason is this is a dropdown menu and because the site is largly coded in php there is no link to get to backups that i can reference directly. 

The problem is that it doesn't have an id:

<li class="l1"><a>Protect</a><ul class="l2"><li class="l2 navLinks " page="backups"><a>Backups</a></li></ul></li>

I tried the following:

$ProtectObject = _IEGetObjById($IEObject, "Protect")
$ProtectXCoord = _IEPropertyGet($IEObject, "screenX")
$ProtectYCoord = _IEPropertyGet($IEObject, "screenY")
MouseMove($ProtectXCoord,$ProtectYCoord)

But it is not finding it.

How do I go about this?

[Valuater]

Local $oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($IEObject, "f") ; form name
Local $oQuery = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, "Protect")
_IEFormElementSetValue($oQuery, "Protect")

it should look more like this... NOT TESTED

I would not use Mousemove() in this type of situation.

 

8)

[DavidTunnell]

Local $oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($IEObject, "f") ; form name
Local $oQuery = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, "Protect")
_IEFormElementSetValue($oQuery, "Protect")

it should look more like this... NOT TESTED

I would not use Mousemove() in this type of situation.

 

8)

 

The text is not within a form.

[dragan]

how about this:
 

$allAelements = _IETagNameGetCollection($IEObject, "a")
if IsObj($allAelements) Then
    For $oneAelement in $allAelements
        If $oneAelement.innertext == "Protect" Then
            _IEAction($oneAelement, "Focus")
            _IEAction($oneAelement, "Click")
            ExitLoop
        EndIf
    Next
EndIf

Edited September 10, 2013 by dragan

[DavidTunnell]

 

how about this:

 

$allAelements = _IETagNameGetCollection($IEObject, "a")
if IsObj($allAelements) Then
    For $oneAelement in $allAelements
        If $oneAelement.innertext == "Protect" Then
            _IEAction($oneAelement, "Focus")
            _IEAction($oneAelement, "Click")
            ExitLoop
        EndIf
    Next
EndIf

 

Very interesting Prodigy. However text 'Protect' is not actually what's being clicked. Once the mouse moves over this location it shows 'Backup' this is what needs to be clicked.

Additionally, the link is not in the page source. I believe it is being rendered with AJAX. Is it possible to get the mouse coordinates of the string 'Protect'?

Edited September 10, 2013 by DavidTunnell

[Valuater]

LOOSE THE MOUSEMOVE()

8)

[DavidTunnell]

LOOSE THE MOUSEMOVE()

8)

 

I would like to but I don't see an alternative since there is no link in the source and you can't access the 'Backup' without a mouseover.

I am open to additional ideas but this works:

$allAelements = _IETagNameGetCollection($IEObject, "a")
if IsObj($allAelements) Then
    For $oneAelement in $allAelements
        If $oneAelement.innertext == "Protect" Then
            $ProtectXCoord = _IEPropertyGet($oneAelement, "screenX")
            $ProtectYCoord = _IEPropertyGet($oneAelement, "screenY")
            ExitLoop
        EndIf
    Next
EndIf
MouseMove($ProtectXCoord,$ProtectYCoord)

Thanks Prodigy!

Edited September 10, 2013 by DavidTunnell

[dragan]

the "Backup" doesn't pop up after "Focus" and "Click" IE Actions? If so, would this help?:
 

$allAelements = _IETagNameGetCollection($IEObject, "a")
if IsObj($allAelements) Then
    For $oneAelement in $allAelements
        If $oneAelement.innertext = "Protected" Then
            $oneAelement.fireEvent("onmouseover")
            ;... if "Backup" popped up search for "Backup" element
            ;the same way and simulate "focus"+"click" on it here:
            ;...
            ExitLoop
        EndIf
    Next
EndIf