Hi folks. I was using the element_by_xpath to try to interact with "FreeTextBox" (FTB). FTB is a ASP.NET component that allows users to do some online editing. Supposedly there is an interface that I can use to interact with it, and I wanted to see if I actually could in my own clumsy way.
I consider FTB to be my nemesis. I know I can get it to work... just finding out the "how". Its been quite a journey, and I'm getting closer all the time. LOL. Thanks -Alan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bret Pettichord Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:21 PM To: wtr-general@rubyforge.org Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] Problem with element_by_xpath? Angrez, Do you consider element_by_xpath to be part of the published API? I didn't see it that way. Alan, can you explain why you are using element_by_xpath instead of, say, ie.text_field(:xpath, "blah")? Bret Alan Ark wrote: > > Hi Angrez. > > Ahhh.. yes I used the wrong Xpath query. I'll double check that from > now on. > > One thing that would help me is a unittest that specifically exercises > the element_by_xpath call. I didn't find one with the Watir 1081 gem > install. Maybe you have one lying around somewhere? > > I'm still getting the same error (from original message) with the call > on my machine though. > > REXML::ParseException. > > I ran the unittests for REXML, and they mainly passed. (The ones that > failed appear to be missing the test files in the REXML 3.1.5 > distribution). > > I'm going to have to investigate this a little more on my end. > > Thanks > > -Alan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Angrez Singh > *Sent:* Monday, September 18, 2006 10:38 PM > *To:* wtr-general@rubyforge.org > *Subject:* Re: [Wtr-general] Problem with element_by_xpath? > > Hi Alan, > > The way you are using XPath query is not the correct way. You can take > the help of this tutorial to write correct XPath expression: > http://www.w3schools.com/xpath/default.asp > <http://www.w3schools.com/xpath/default.asp> > > In your case the correct XPath expression would be: > element = ie.element_by_xpath("//[EMAIL PROTECTED]'q']") > > First you should use the tag names that are visible on the HTML source > and not the tagnames that are supplied by watir. Like you should have > used 'input' instead of 'text_field' which is watir specific. Also you > should gives quotes(single or double) while giving the selection > criteria. > > The above code works for me. Let me know if you still have any problems. > > - Angrez > > On 9/16/06, *Alan Ark* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > Hi folks. > > I am having a problem getting element_by_xpath to work cleanly. > > Windoze XP pro > > Ruby 1.8.5 - One click installer. > > Watir 1.5.1.1081 - gem install > > Rexml 3.1.5 > > I've attached by browser to google.com <http://google.com> . > > From irb : > > elem=ie.element_by_xpath("//[EMAIL PROTECTED]") > > returns > > REXML::ParseException: #<Iconv::IllegalSequence: "\n< <SNIP>.... > > ... > > </SNIP> > > Line: > > Position: > > Last 80 unconsumed characters: > > <HTML> <body text="#000000" vLink="#551a8b" aLink="#ff0000" > link="#0000cc" bgCo > > from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rexml/parsers/treeparser.rb:89:in > `parse' > > from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:190:in `build' > > from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:45:in `initialize' > > from > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.5.1.1081/./Watir.rb:1990:in `new' > > from > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.5.1.1081/./Watir.rb:1990:in > `create_rexml_document_object' > > from > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.5.1.1081/./Watir.rb:1972:in > `rexml_document_object' > > from > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.5.1.1081/./Watir.rb:2174:in > `elements_by_xpath' > > from > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.5.1.1081/./Watir.rb:2167:in > `element_by_xpath' > > Should I try a different Watir gem version? Other suggestions? > > Thanks > > -Alan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *Alan Ark* * |* **Lead QA Engineer ****|** ** Complí** ** | **** > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ****|** **office:**** ** > 503.294.2020 *|* * fax:* 503.294.1200 **|** www.compli.co m > <http://www.compli.com/> > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/448 - Release Date: 9/14/2006 > > > _______________________________________________ > Wtr-general mailing list > Wtr-general@rubyforge.org <mailto:Wtr-general@rubyforge.org> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/449 - Release Date: 9/15/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.5/450 - Release Date: 9/18/2006 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wtr-general mailing list > Wtr-general@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list Wtr-general@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.5/450 - Release Date: 9/18/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.5/451 - Release Date: 9/19/2006 _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list Wtr-general@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general
