Wow, I never even heard of send_keys, I'll give it a try, thank you. -- Lisa
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 3:26 PM, George <george.sand...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Lisa, > > I think I found an example you're using here: > > http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/test/dojo/tests/widget/test_Select.html > > I'm looking at Select #2 (dataUrl, autocomplete=true). The only way I > could get it to work is by using send_keys: > > b = Watir::IE.attach(:title, /Dojo/) > test_field = b.span(:class => "dojoComboBoxOuter dj_ie", :index => > 2).text_field(:class, "dojoComboBox") > test_field.focus > b.send_keys("florida") > sleep 2 > b.send_keys("{ENTER}") > > > On May 23, 12:44 pm, Lisa Crispin <lisa.cris...@gmail.com> wrote: > > We are changing what used to be regular drop-down select list boxes to a > > dojo widget thingie that allows type ahead to select the item. Here's the > > HTML: > > > > <select dojoType="dijit.form.FilteringSelect" id=advisor.dealerId > > name=advisor.dealerId style='width: 550px;'> > > > > <option value="0" > > > > > </option> > > > > <option value="1059" > > > 1717 Capital Management / 300 Continental Drive / > > Suite 3 South / Newark, DE 19713-4329 / > > > > </option> > > ...etc > > > > I thought I could use text_field to set a value here, just as if I typed > it > > manually on the page. I tried "ie.text_field(:id, > > 'advisor.dealerId').set(<some value>). When I do this in irb, I see it > set > > the value, but when I submit, it shows the default value was selected > > instead. I also tried fire_event("onclick"), that didn't help. > > > > We were able to get our Canoo WebTest scripts to select these with its > > "forceHiddenInputField" step. I thought maybe I could do something > similar > > in Watir with "input type=hidden", but I can't get the syntax right and I > > can't find any examples. I can't figure out where I would put "input > > type=hidden" in my text_field step. > > > > Would someone please point me to examples that might help me figure this > > out? I apologize if this is an ignorant question. I searched the mailing > > list and the Watir site but I could not figure out how to make this work. > > thanks, > > Lisa > > > > -- > > Lisa Crispin > > Co-author with Janet Gregory, _Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for > Testers > > and Agile Teams_ (Addison-Wesley 2009) > > Contributor to _Beautiful Testing_ (O'Reilly 2009)http://lisacrispin.com > > @lisacrispin on Twitterhttp://entaggle.com/lisacrispin > > -- > 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<http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general%0awatir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > -- Lisa Crispin Co-author with Janet Gregory, _Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams_ (Addison-Wesley 2009) Contributor to _Beautiful Testing_ (O'Reilly 2009) http://lisacrispin.com @lisacrispin on Twitter http://entaggle.com/lisacrispin -- 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
