Hi, Its been quite some time, since i've started using Watir. Its awesome. I've used Hpricot to test xmls. It worked out well for me. Please refer: http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/hpricot/
Thanks, Srinivas On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 5:25 AM, winstan <lucasdavidwinstan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Hi Bret, > > No i havent used Mechanize. Nor have i heard of it to be honest. > Before i jump into it and start playing around with it, i would like > to ask have you used it in the means in which im trying to access the > xml defined above? > > Cheers > > On Dec 23, 3:08 am, Bret Pettichord <b...@pettichord.com> wrote: > > Have you considered using Mechanize instead of Watir? That's what I've > > used when I've had to test XML. > > > > Bret > > > > > > > > winstan wrote: > > > Hello Again, > > > > > After playing around with rexml with some of the URL's provided in > > > this thread and other sites I have found I have established that you > > > are in fact correct and that rexml would be the way to go. However, I > > > am still making requests and receiving responses to and from the WS > > > via the UI, and as such I am in need of a little more help/advice with > > > this. > > > > > After making the request with specific attributes a response is served > > > up from the WS and is opened in another IE window. I can attach to the > > > new window with out a problem but from that point on I am unsure as to > > > how to proceed with the use of rexml. Bellow is an example of some > > > thing I tried but I assume because I am making the. > > > > > it 'Attaching to the new window and confirming that there was a VALID > > > response from the web server' do > > > @b2 = Watir::IE.attach(:url, 'http://privateurl.asmx/ > > > wsresponse') > > > @b2.maximize > > > xml = @b2.html > > > doc = REXML::Document.new(xml) > > > WID = REXML::XPath.first(doc.root, '//WID/text()') > > > WID == (data['WIDTestField']) > > > > > The reason I attempted "xml = @b2.html" is because when I view the > > > source of the window that contains the response from the WS, it just > > > shows the XML. Needless to say that didn't work, and I didn't really > > > expect it to however I thought I would give it a shot. I then went to > > > irb on the command line and had a look at what "@b2.html" actually > > > looked like. I was expecting to see the xml without formatting however > > > there was a lot more to it than what the page source showed. This > > > would explain the error message in my respec results.html: > > > > > #<REXML::ParseException: missing attribute quote > > > Line: > > > Position: > > > Last 80 unconsumed characters: > > > <SPAN class=b> </SPAN> <SPAN class=m></</SPAN><SPAN > > > class=t>Client</SPAN>> > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/parsers/baseparser.rb:345:in `pull' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/parsers/treeparser.rb:21:in `parse' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:204:in `build' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:42:in `initialize' > > > ./tests/WsRequestClientByWid_test.rb:36:in `new' > > > ./tests/WsRequestClientByWid_test.rb:36 > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > > example_methods.rb:81:in `instance_eval' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > > example_methods.rb:81:in `eval_block' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > > example_methods.rb:15:in `execute' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:48:in `timeout' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > > example_methods.rb:12:in `execute' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > > example_group_methods.rb:245:in `execute_examples' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > > example_group_methods.rb:244:in `each' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > > example_group_methods.rb:244:in `execute_examples' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > > example_group_methods.rb:141:in `run' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/ > > > example_group_runner.rb:22:in `run' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/ > > > example_group_runner.rb:21:in `each' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/ > > > example_group_runner.rb:21:in `run' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/options.rb: > > > 115:in `run_examples' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/ > > > command_line.rb:10:in `run' > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/bin/spec:4 > > > c:/ruby/bin/spec:16:in `load' > > > c:/ruby/bin/spec:16 > > > ... > > > missing attribute quote > > > Line: > > > Position: > > > Last 80 unconsumed characters: > > > <SPAN class=b> </SPAN> <SPAN class=m></</SPAN><SPAN > > > class=t>Client</SPAN> > > > Line: > > > Position: > > > Last 80 unconsumed characters: > > > <SPAN class=b> </SPAN> <SPAN class=m></</SPAN><SPAN > > > class=t>Client</SPAN> > > > > > Basically I was wondering if any one could suggest a way of me being > > > able to use rexml without having to save any files and just using the > > > xml response on the second IE window that is opened as a result of the > > > request. > > > > > Thanks again guys. I really appreciate your guidance. > > > > > On Dec 5, 3:37 am, "Richard Lawrence" <rslawre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> You really don't want to be reinventing XML parsing (badly) with > > >> string substitution or regular expressions. Given a string with your > > >> XML in it, theREXMLcode to get the values you want would look > > >> something like the following. You'll have to use something like > > >> Net::Http to actually make the web service call to get the XML string. > > >> There are some decent examples here: > http://rubylearning.com/blog/2008/04/25/yahoo-web-services-in-ruby/. > > > > >> As Alex recommended, play around in irb with this to get a feel for > it. > > > > >> require 'rexml/document' > > > > >> xml = '<?xml version="1.0" > > >> ?><parent><firstName>Foo</firstName><lastName>Bar</lastName></parent>' > > > > >> doc =REXML::Document.new(xml) > > > > >> firstName =REXML::XPath.first(doc.root, '//firstName/text()') > > >> lastName =REXML::XPath.first(doc.root, '//lastName/text()') > > > > >> Richard > > > > >> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:38 AM, Alex Collins < > a.j.collins...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >>> A useful general principle if you are wondering if something will > work > > >>> is to try it. In Ruby, start IRB (type irb at the command line) then > > >>> type your ruby code. Irb will show you the results after each line. > > >>> You do not need $ signs (ruby global variable) but you must certainly > > >>> quote your strings. However your code will not work as there is no - > > >>> method for a string. > > > > >>> Instead, you could use the sub or gsub methods: > > > > >>> a = "aba" > > >>> a.gsub 'a', 'c' > > >>> => "cbc" > > > > >>> In the simple case, it sounds like you want to use a regular > > >>> expression (regexp) to do pattern recognition. Results of matching > are > > >>> stores in MatchData objects. Something like: > > > > >>> re = /<pattern>(.*)<\pattern/>/ > > >>> matchdata = string.match(re) > > >>> puts matchdata.captures > > > > >>> However, if you want to do more than this you would be better using > > >>> REXML as Richard suggested. Alternatively, use a tool designed for > > >>> testing XML webservices eg SOAPUI. Watir is designed for testing > > >>> websites. > > > > >>> You might want to read a ruby tutorial though to get a better idea of > > >>> how to use ruby. > > > > >>> Hope this helps. > > > > >>> On 4 Dec 2008, at 06:40, winstan <lucasdavidwinstan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > >>>> Would i be able to do some thing like this: > > > > >>>> $a = <ShortName>TESTA</ShortName> > > >>>> $b = <ShortName> > > >>>> $c = </ShortName> > > >>>> $d = a - b > > >>>> $e = d - c > > > > >>>> which in turn would make $e "TESTA"? > > > > >>>> On Dec 4, 4:55 pm, "Richard Lawrence" <rslawre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >>>>> Why are you accessing the web service using Watir and IE? Will end > > >>>>> users of the web service access it with a browser? If not, and if > > >>>>> you're just using the web service to get data to use in other GUI > > >>>>> tests, you might find something like Net::Http andREXMLto be more > > >>>>> appropriate for this part of your script. > > > > >>>>> Richard > > > > >>>>> -- > > >>>>> Richard Lawrence > > >>>>> Certified Scrum Coach > > >>>>> Founder and Principal Consultant, Humanizing Work, LLC > > >>>>> 303-895-7688 > > >>>>> > rich...@humanizingwork.comwww.humanizingwork.comwww.richardlawrence.info > > > > >>>>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:29 PM, winstan > > >>>>> <lucasdavidwinstan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >>>>>> Hi all, > > > > >>>>>> I'm trying to capture a variety of data in an xml response from a > > >>>>>> web > > >>>>>> service, that is served up via IE and the GUI, however when I > > >>>>>> interrogate the data using the IE dev toolbar I notice that all > the > > >>>>>> element properties render useless as they are all of the same > nature > > >>>>>> and properties. > > > > >>>>>> Bellow is an extract from an example xml response in which I want > to > > >>>>>> capture the given Shortname and Long name (TestA) and set them as > > >>>>>> variables for use later in the script when accessing another > system > > >>>>>> and validating the data between the two GUI's. > > > > >>>>>> <ShortName>TESTA</ShortName> > > >>>>>> <LongName>TestA</LongName> > > > > >>>>>> I hope the information provided is sufficient and understandable. > > > > >>>>>> Thanks again- Hide quoted text - > > > > >>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. 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