Setting the value for input type="file"

Das Ami · April 6, 2008

I can't get it to write into the input field is there any way to do this?

The html:

<html>
<body>
<form action="upload_file.php" method="post"
enctype="multipart/form-data" name="ding">
<input type="file" name="file" id="file" value=""/> 
<br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

The autoit:

$oIE=_IECreate("http://www.removed.com/g.html", 0, 1, 1)
$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName ($oIE, "ding")
$file = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "file")
$submit = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "submit")
_IEFormElementSetValue($file, '"C:\log.txt"')
;code above doesn't set a value
_IEAction($submit, "click")

d4rk · April 7, 2008

did you put the #include<IE.au3> at the begining of script ?

DaleHohm · April 7, 2008

Please read the message printed to the SciTe console when you try that and look at the Remarks for the _IEFormElementSetValue command in the helpfile.

I tried really hard to help you, but you gotta read

Dale

d4rk · April 7, 2008

Please read the message printed to the SciTe console when you try that and look at the Remarks for the _IEFormElementSetValue command in the helpfile.
I tried really hard to help you, but you gotta read
Dale

by the way, can you give me a help here :

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67986

DaleHohm · April 7, 2008

Yes, I replied to that post and I must repeat:

I tried really hard to help you, but you gotta read

Dale

Das Ami · April 7, 2008

did you put the #include<IE.au3> at the begining of script ?

Yes, that's just the snippet in question.

Please read the message printed to the SciTe console when you try that and look at the Remarks for the _IEFormElementSetValue command in the helpfile.

I tried really hard to help you, but you gotta read

Dale

Not getting an error message.

>Running:(3.2.0.1):C:\Programme\AutoIt3\autoit3.exe "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Kevin\Desktop\Scripts\upload.au3"   
+>AutoIT3.exe ended.rc:0
>Exit code: 0   Time: 9.988

What do you mean? The helpfile says that the file attribute should work.

While all Form Elements have a value, only text oriented elements use their value attribute in an obvious fashion (type text, textarea, hidden, password and file).

zorphnog · April 7, 2008

What do you mean? The helpfile says that the file attribute should work.

Straight from the help file:

Note: You cannot use _IEFormElementSetValue to set the value of an INPUT TYPE=FILE element. Browser security restrictions prevent this element from being scripted. See the example below for a workaround.

..and for the example:

; *******************************************************
; Example 4 - Set the value of an INPUT TYPE=FILE element
;               (security restrictions prevent using _IEFormElementSetValue)
; *******************************************************
;
#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IE_Example("form")
$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, "ExampleForm")
$oInputFile = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, "fileExample")

; Assign input focus to the field and then send the text string
_IEAction($oInputFile, "focus")
Send("C:\myfile.txt")

As Dale said...you must read!

Das Ami · April 7, 2008

Straight from the help file:

..and for the example:

; *******************************************************
; Example 4 - Set the value of an INPUT TYPE=FILE element
;               (security restrictions prevent using _IEFormElementSetValue)
; *******************************************************
;
#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IE_Example("form")
$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, "ExampleForm")
$oInputFile = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, "fileExample")

; Assign input focus to the field and then send the text string
_IEAction($oInputFile, "focus")
Send("C:\myfile.txt")

As Dale said...you must read!

I can't read something that doesn't exist in my helpfile, guess it's outdated.

Thanks for the workaround, much appreciated.

aGorilla · April 18, 2008

Well, I needed to do something very similar, the code is posted below.

The problem I have with it, is that even when you steal from the docs, and use '_IEAction($oIE, "invisible")', it's not _truly_ invisible. It pops up for a second, then it vanishes.

I can't get this code to work with _IECreateEmbedded, I'm guessing that's due to:

There are several properties related to an InternetExplorer object (e.g. returned by _IECreate) that do not apply to this object. These include status text, addressbar and others that may exist for a browser, but do not exist for an embedded control.

Granted, that's a bit vague, so I'm not really sure. Does anybody have any suggestions for making this happen in the background, without any windows flashing in front of the user?

#include <IE.au3>; browser
$path = 'c:\log.txt'
$url = 'http://www.removed.com/g.html'

; CREATE BROWSER
$oIE = _IECreate($url)

; get the form
$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, 'ding')

; get the file input box.
$file = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, "file")

; get the 'handle' (hwnd) for the IE window.
$hIE = _IEPropertyGet($oIE, "hwnd"); 

; Assign input focus to the field and then send the text string
_IEAction($file, "focus")
ControlSend($hIE, "", "[CLASS:Internet Explorer_Server; INSTANCE:1]", $path)

_IEFormSubmit($oForm)

aGorilla · April 19, 2008

*bump*

Any thoughts on the above?

Note to self: don't ask questions late on friday night. The people who know the answer might have a life... who am I kidding? They were probably just too drunk to reply.

DaleHohm · April 19, 2008

Yeah, my thoughts are 1) don't pile onto someone else's closed thread and 2) _IECreateEmbedded has nothing to do with the test of your post.

Please ask a more specific question in your own thread.

Dale

aGorilla · April 19, 2008

Yeah, my thoughts are 1) don't pile onto someone else's closed thread and 2) _IECreateEmbedded has nothing to do with the test of your post.
Please ask a more specific question in your own thread.
Dale

How is it 'closed'? It's not even 2 weeks old. I could understand that if it was a year old, or even a month. I can dig the fact that Das Ami was driving you nuts, but don't take that frustration out on me.

It seemed like an appropriate place to put it. I found this thread while searching for the same question - how to submit a file upload form. This thread was helpful, but didn't actually contain an example. I added it here, figuring others would find it the same way I did (and would appreciate the example).

I didn't post the IECreateEmbedded example because it didn't work, and I deleted it. If you want to see that code, I'll put it back together. The problem with it was that _IEFormGetObjByName and _IEFormElementGetObjByName weren't returning anything in an embedded browser.

I did ask a specific question: "Does anybody have any suggestions for making this happen in the background, without any windows flashing in front of the user?"

Is there some magical way to truly hide an _IECreate object, or can somebody show me a working example with IECreateEmbedded?

You can answer the question, ignore the post, or play forum cop. That last one isn't very helpful though.

ps: nice avatar (seriously).

DaleHohm · April 19, 2008

Argue if you want, but if you would like some help from me you'll heed the advice.

Dale

Edited April 19, 2008 by DaleHohm

aGorilla · April 19, 2008

Hell, I can copy and paste as good as the rest of them.

I bow before you, oh mighty one...

To the rest of the forum users: I don't particularly care where you answer.

DaleHohm · April 19, 2008

The only might I'm wielding is my assistance. The choice is yours.

Dale

Setting the value for input type="file"

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