"entry.1000001" is a textarea element not a text_field element. You used to be able to use text_field for both, now you have to specify the type you want. This code will do exactly what you want:
require 'watir' browser = Watir::Browser.new browser.goto 'bit.ly/watir-example' browser.text_field(name: "entry.1000000").set 'Watir' browser.textarea(name: "entry.1000001").set 'Watir' On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 10:39 AM, c w <cristina.wa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am a bit frustrated as this used to be working few years ago. I try > again as I intend to try to use back watir and I have no idea why starting > with the second element scripts are failing on the watir example > > > Just run this: > > require 'rubygems' > require 'watir' > > > driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome > @browser = Watir::Browser.new driver > > @browser.goto 'http://bit.ly/watir-example' > @browser.text_field(:name => "entry.1000000").set 'Watir' > sleep 3 > @browser.text_field(:name => "entry.1000001").set 'Watir' > > > I get the following: > > c:\watir>ruby watir.rb > This code has slept for the duration of the default timeout waiting for an > Eleme > nt to exist. If the test is still passing, consider using Element#exists? > instea > d of rescuing UnknownObjectException > C:/Ruby23-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/watir-6.1.0/lib/ > watir/elements/element.rb > :507:in `rescue in wait_for_exists': timed out after 30 seconds, waiting > for {:n > ame=>"entry.1000001", :tag_name=>"input"} to be located > (Watir::Exception::Unkno > wnObjectException) > from C:/Ruby23-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/watir-6.1.0/lib/ > watir/elemen > ts/element.rb:497:in `wait_for_exists' > from C:/Ruby23-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/watir-6.1.0/lib/ > watir/elemen > ts/element.rb:515:in `wait_for_present' > from C:/Ruby23-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/watir-6.1.0/lib/ > watir/elemen > ts/element.rb:533:in `wait_for_enabled' > from C:/Ruby23-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/watir-6.1.0/lib/ > watir/elemen > ts/element.rb:545:in `wait_for_writable' > from C:/Ruby23-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/watir-6.1.0/lib/ > watir/elemen > ts/element.rb:656:in `element_call' > from C:/Ruby23-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/watir-6.1.0/lib/ > watir/user_e > ditable.rb:11:in `set' > from watir.rb:18:in `<main>' > > > > > I just installed the latest version of ruby Ruby23-x64 > > It fails if I remove the sleep as well. > > From the example only the first text field works. > > Please advise. > > > Kind regards, > Cristina > > -- > -- > 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 > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Watir General" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.