Accessing Web Elements Topic is solved

[aromero]

I am using an AHK script to fill out a web page form but am having a problem accessing some of the elements. The page has 3 input boxes https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-RxUU ... jDvzjaTC2V. The HTML for these elements is https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OMeTx ... XNVtaZ4TUc.

I need to set the first input box to User ID, second input box to Is, and the third input box to user12345. I am attempting to use getElementsByClassName for the first time. I have been able to access the other elements by getElementById but since these ones don't have an ID, I'm at a loss. Below is what I have tried. So what is the trick to accessing these web elements?

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#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

;Create an Internet Explor instance.
wb := ComObjCreate("{D5E8041D-920F-45e9-B8FB-B1DEB82C6E5E}") ; create a InternetExplorer Medium instance
wb.Visible := True

wb.Navigate("https://zzzmyWebPage/Users")
While wb.busy ; wait for the page to load
   Sleep, 2000

wb.document.getElementById("search").value := "testing" ;works
wb.document.getElementByID("toggleAdvancedSearch").click()  ;works

wb.document.getElementsByClassName("advancedSearchField")(0).value = "UserID"
wb.document.getElementsByClassName("advancedSearchOperator")(0).value = "Is"
wb.document.getElementsByClassName("advancedSearchOperand")(0).value = "user12345"

Sleep, 5000

msgbox Done!
Sleep, 10000
wb.quit()
return

[Frosti]

I think you have a misunderstanding of syntax. Maybe I'am on the wrong way but you assign a value to a syntax that I never see befor: (0).value = "UserID". Theres a space between to forgoing function and the alien syntax you use. The function wb.document.getElementsByClass.... Missing a connection to (0).value. And the second syntax error is not to use := to assign a value bordered with two ". This can't work.

[Frosti]

I think you have a misunderstanding of syntax. Maybe I'am on the wrong way but you use to assign a value with a syntax that I've never see befor: (0).value = "UserID". There is a space between the forgoing function and the alien syntax you use. The function wb.document.getElementsByClass.... Missing a connection to (0).value. And the second syntax error is not to use := to assign a value bordered with two ". This can't work.

[Xeo786]

the correct syntax is getElementsByClassName("some_class_name")[0] ..... (0) will through error

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wb.document.getElementsByClassName("advancedSearchField")[0].value = "UserID"

[aromero]

Thanks Xeo786, I tried your code and it almost worked. I still had to use := instead of = to set the value of the field to user id.

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wb.document.getElementsByClassName("advancedSearchOperand")[0].value := "user id" ;works
wb.document.getElementsByClassName("advancedSearchOperand")[0].value = "user id" ;doesn't work

[Xeo786]

use ":=" when ever you work with COM

see Expression https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/SetExpression.htm
and examples here http://www.daviddeley.com/autohotkey/xp ... amples.htm