Re: [wtr-general] Watir and Quibids.com
Ok, so I'm down to just seeking the answer which, for me at this time, is
the best teacher.
So go to quibids.com, click one of the items on auction. See the Bidding
History table? I'm trying to get the value, programatically, of the first
name in the list. I used the following:
irb(main):020:0 puts b.text_field(:id = 'bhu_1').value
and received:
Watir::Exception::UnknownObjectException: Unable to locate element, using
{:tag_
name=[text, password, textarea], :id=bhu_1}
from
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/watir-classic-3.3.0/lib/watir-c
lassic/element.rb:66:in `assert_exists'
from (eval):3:in `value'
from (irb):20
from C:/Ruby193/bin/irb:12:in `main'
Thanks.
On Thursday, December 6, 2012 2:53:52 PM UTC-6, Željko Filipin wrote:
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 9:47 PM, TommyW tommy6...@yahoo.com
javascript:wrote:
b.text_field(:id,abcedf).value?
You were close:
b.text_field(:id,abcedf).value
Depending on if you use watir-webdriver or watir-classic gems, API
documentation is here:
http://rdoc.info/gems/watir-webdriver/
http://rdoc.info/gems/watir-classic
Željko
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Re: [wtr-general] Watir and Quibids.com
Thanks for the info, Zeljko. That's going to take some studying to understand. one more question and might be a simple answer but after spending a few hours looking for code example I found nothing. How do I simiply examine the value of a certain element? For example, on the quibid home page, how do I get the value, programatically, of the Live Actions text at the top left of the screen? Or of a link? I did this some years ago and thought it had something to do with a question mark (?) ? thanks. On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 4:15:46 AM UTC-6, Željko Filipin wrote: On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 10:30 PM, TommyW tommy6...@yahoo.com javascript: wrote: browser.button(:id, 929940484).click Looks like relevant HTML is: a href=# class=buttons bid medium orangeBid Now/a You should be able to click it with: browser.a(:text = Bid Now).click By the way, that will click the first link with text Bid Now. If you want to click a specific link, find an parent element with an unique attribute. For example: div id=864656507 class=864656507 bid=Bid Now ... a href=# class=buttons bid medium orangeBid Now/a ... You could click exactly this Bid Now link with: browser.div(:id = 864656507).a(:text = Bid Now).click Željko -- https://leanpub.com/watirbook -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. watir-general@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
Re: [wtr-general] Watir and Quibids.com
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 9:25 PM, TommyW tommy6206...@yahoo.com wrote: How do I simiply examine the value of a certain element? You need an inspector tool. Most browsers have one build in. Right click an element and select inspect element in context menu that appears. Željko -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. watir-general@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
Re: [wtr-general] Watir and Quibids.com
yes, I use the IE inspector tool but how do you do that in Watir programatically. I'm thinking it's something like: b.text_field(:id,abcedf).value? that's where I'm stuck. :) On Thursday, December 6, 2012 2:41:10 PM UTC-6, Željko Filipin wrote: On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 9:25 PM, TommyW tommy6...@yahoo.com javascript:wrote: How do I simiply examine the value of a certain element? You need an inspector tool. Most browsers have one build in. Right click an element and select inspect element in context menu that appears. Željko -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. watir-general@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
Re: [wtr-general] Watir and Quibids.com
Hi Tommy, I need you to be a bit more specific in order to help you, What Bid now are you trying to click. On the main entry page there are at least 5 Bid Now buttons, are you trying to click on the first element or what? IE Developer tools lists the first Bid Now as div class=271302023 id=271302023 bid=Bid Now try using that identifier. On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 12:30 PM, TommyW tommy6206...@yahoo.com wrote: I've tried for a couple hours trying to find the right combination of: browser.button(:id, 929940484).click to click the button on the Quibids.com item-specific page but have had zero luck. It keeps giving Unable to Locate Element error. I have also tried :value of Bid Now and a countless other combinations. Any help would be appreciated. -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. watir-general@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. watir-general@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
Re: [wtr-general] Watir and Quibids.com
On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 10:30 PM, TommyW tommy6206...@yahoo.com wrote: browser.button(:id, 929940484).click Looks like relevant HTML is: a href=# class=buttons bid medium orangeBid Now/a You should be able to click it with: browser.a(:text = Bid Now).click By the way, that will click the first link with text Bid Now. If you want to click a specific link, find an parent element with an unique attribute. For example: div id=864656507 class=864656507 bid=Bid Now ... a href=# class=buttons bid medium orangeBid Now/a ... You could click exactly this Bid Now link with: browser.div(:id = 864656507).a(:text = Bid Now).click Željko -- https://leanpub.com/watirbook -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. watir-general@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
