The Developer Toolbar is great http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E59C3964-672D-4511-BB3E-2D5E1DB91038&displaylang=en
Also, Watir has nice "show_all_*" methods we like to use from IRB. Using the "flash" method from IRB is also recommended. And eventually, you even get pretty good at reading the HTML. -Chris On 5/3/07, Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just got started with this and am trying to write a simple script to get my > feet wet. I was following the googlesearch.rb case that is provided. My > question is how do you find the name of the object that you want to perform > an action with? For example: > > ie.text_field(:name, "q").set("pickaxe") # q is the name of the search field > > How do you know that q is the name of the search field? I viewed the source > of the page and eventually found the field named q but it was not obvious or > easy. It was so murky that if I didnt know already that the fields name was > q I never would have found it. Is there a simple way to identify a list box, > text field, radio button...etc? > > Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > 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