you can also use the show_all_objects method, like this
in irb
require 'watir'
ie=Watir::IE.attach(:title , 'the title of your browser window')
ie.show_all_objects
and then you can use flash and to_s
ie.text_field(:index,1).flash
ie.text_field(:index,1).to_s
----- Original Message -----
From: Charley Baker
To: wtr-general@rubyforge.org
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] Finding the name of objects
I'm starting to sound like a broken record and was just thinking about
updating the user guide for this. Use the ie developer toolbar to find controls
and identify them, while being familiar with the html source and some basic
knowledge around the dom is important, this will also help:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E59C3964-672D-4511-BB3E-2D5E1DB91038&displaylang=en
-Charley
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.
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