Enter value into search field with ie.au3

[error471]

Hello folks,

 

I am trying to make AutoIt open the website finanzen.net and try to input a value into the search field and submit. I have used the search and tried many suggestions, but I failed. I am not an expert in IE.au3. Could someone give me an advice on how to solve this?

 

Best regards

 

error471

[Jury]

 

What have you tried?

[Jury]

look at the AutoIt help item Example for  _IEFormElementGetObjByName

 

(1) you want to open the page in your browser
(2) find the form which deals with the search you wish to perform (use your browsers View source and look for <form for one you want)
(3) find the Element (input field) for that form
(4) Set the Element (input field) with your search text
(5) Submit the form

get back with your attempt for further help

 

[benners]

No error checking with this

#include <IE.au3>

Local $o_Browser = _IECreate('https://www.finanzen.net/', 1)
Local $o_Forms = _IEFormGetObjByName($o_Browser, 'mmssearch')
Local $o_SearchBox = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($o_Forms, '_search')
_IEFormElementSetValue($o_SearchBox, 'Google')
Local $o_SearchLink = _IEGetObjById($o_Browser, 'form-submit')
_IEAction($o_SearchLink, 'click')

 

[Jury]

well done benners that'll help him learn.

[benners]

You're welcome. It will if he reads the code and researches it. Looks like you're Judge and Jury

Edited January 14, 2018 by benners

[error471]

Thank you very much. Some methods don't work with every page. I still haven't understood why. But this helps me a lot.