Trouble selecting correct object

[CharlesStamp]

Based on the documentation and tutorials I've read, I expected the following script to go to the page and enter "anything" into the second text box from the top ("Nachname", where the first is "Vorname"). But it doesn't and I'm not sure why.

#Include <FF.au3>

        If _FFStart("http://ff-au3-example.thorsten-willert.de/", "default", 0) Then
    ; Enter keywords into search bar
    
        $sInput = _FFObjGet("text", "type", 1) 
        Sleep (3)
        _FFObj($sInput, "value", "anything")

EndIf

I realize that in this example I could use _FFObject("lname", "name") but I've had problems before getting the correct element using _FFClick as well, where there are several on the page with the same tag. I guess I'm making a really basic error, but I'd appreciate some advice on where I'm going wrong.

[water]

I would add some error checking to your script.
Check @error after each function call to see what goes wrong.

[water]

BTW: "type" isn't a valid mode for _FFObjGet according to the help file.

[CharlesStamp]

Thanks. I thought that might've been an issue so I've modified the example to use a different site. The last one couldn't properly replicate the problem I've been facing as all the text box elements had unique names (hence using "type" as they're all distinct), but on this one they don't. Note I'm now using "id" instead of "type". I've added the error checking, but get no errors

#Include <FF.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

        If _FFStart("http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html?platform=120&game=&contrib=0&rating=0&genre=0&region=0&date=0&developer=&publisher=&dist=0&sort=0&link=0&res=0&title=0", "default", 0) Then
            ; Enter keywords into search bar
    
        $sInput = _FFObjGet("searchtextbox", "id", 1) ; returns a string - no object!
                If @error Then Exit MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Error", "ObjGet Error")
        Sleep (3)
     _FFObj($sInput, "value", "anything")
                If @error Then Exit MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Error", "Input Error")
                
EndIf

There are two search boxes with id "searchtextbox" and regardless of which position I specify (in this case, 1, but I've also tried 0, 2 and 5) it always fills in the same box at the top. And I haven't modified FF.au3 at all, so I'm stumped.

[water]

Which version of FF.au3 do you run?
Search the source of the UDF for

Global Const $_FF_AU3VERSION

Edited June 7, 2015 by water

[CharlesStamp]

$_FF_AU3VERSION = "0.6.0.1b-15"

[Danp2]

Your script appears to work fine for me. There are actually two forms on the page, and both contain an input field with that id. The index parameter doesn't apply when retrieving by id, so the first instance is always retrieved.

I would suggest using _FFXPath for greater flexibility. Here's an example:

#Include <FF.au3>

If _FFStart("http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html?platform=120&game=&contrib=0&rating=0&genre=0&region=0&date=0&developer=&publisher=&dist=0&sort=0&link=0&res=0&title=0", "default", 0) Then
    Local $cForm  = "search"
    Local $cField = "searchtextbox"
    Local $cValue = "anything"

    _FFXPath("//form[@id='" & $cForm & "']//input[@id='" & $cField & "']")
    _FFCmd("FFau3.xpath.value='" & $cValue & "'")
EndIf

 

Edited June 7, 2015 by Danp2

[CharlesStamp]

The index parameter doesn't apply when retrieving by id, so the first instance is always retrieved.

Oh I see. That'll be where I was going wrong then. Thanks a lot for the example. It should come in handy in helping me make sense of that function.