Thanks for the answer! That does resolve the issue. I wonder how you found
that ruby is calling the object version of the constructor and not the
string one.
Also, how does IronRuby knows whether to call ie.Goto(string) or
ie.Goto(Uri);
Thanks,
Azam
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Jimmy Schementi <
jimmy.scheme...@microsoft.com> wrote:
> Taking a look at the WatiN::Core::IE overloaded constructors, you can
> immediately see the issue:
>
>
>
> public IE(bool createInNewProcess);
>
> public IE(object iwebBrowser2);
>
> public
> IE(string url);
>
> public IE(Uri uri);
>
>
>
> When calling IE.new('http://google.com'), the string is a Ruby string,
> which is resolving to the object overload rather than the string overload. A
> work-around currently will be to force the string to be a CLR string:
>
>
>
> IE.new('http://google.com'.to_clr_string)
>
>
>
> However, it's unfortunate that IronRuby's CLR overload resolution is
> picking the more conservative choice, rather than seeing if the Ruby string
> can be coerced into a more specific overload. JD, have you found this while
> testing? Tomas, any specific reason this is the behavior, or would you call
> it a bug? I'd vote it as a bug.
>
>
>
> This will also work:
>
>
>
> ie = IE.new
>
> ie.go_to 'http://google.com'
>
>
>
> Here's the C# example ported to IronRuby:
>
>
>
> require 'Interop.SHDocVw'
>
> require 'WatiN.Core'
> include WatiN::Core
>
> ie = IE.new
>
> ie.go_to 'http://localhost:1879/Login.aspx'
>
> ie.text_field('txtUserName').type_text('azamsharp')
>
>
>
> I also verified this works from the interactive prompt, so you can use
> WatiN to control the browser interactively from IronRuby.
>
>
>
> ~Jimmy
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org [
> ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org] on behalf of Jimmy Schementi [
> jimmy.scheme...@microsoft.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:39 AM
>
> *To:* ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Ironruby-core] IronRuby with WatiN
>
> By "C# code" i meant the equivalent C# program that you said worked:
>
> azamsh...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I created a C# application and used WatiN. It worked flawlessly and
> without any configuration
>
> Really I'd like to see your full C# project to see what is missing in the
> Ruby script. Otherwise, I'll just go to watin's website myself and try it
> out, but I can't guarantee I'll get back to you soon. I know finding bugs is
> frustrating, but providing as much information as possible, including a
> runnable self-contained repro, will help us reproduce the issue and get back
> to you with a fix. Otherwise we're just wasting time.
>
> For future reference, here's the info asked for when reporting bugs:
> http://ironruby.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Project%20Documentation&referringTitle=Home
>
> ~js
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org [
> ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org] on behalf of Mohammad Azam [
> azamsh...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:07 AM
> *To:* ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Ironruby-core] IronRuby with WatiN
>
> Here are the contents of ironrubywatin.rb file:
>
> require 'WatiN.Core.dll'
> require 'Interop.SHDocVw.dll'
>
>
> IE = WatiN::Core::IE
>
> i = IE.new('http://localhost:1879/Login.aspx')
>
>
> There is no C# file.
>
> I run using:
>
> ir.exe ironrubywatin.rb
>
> Everything is placed in the bin/Debug folder hence no path reference is
> required!
>
> Thanks,
> Azam
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Jimmy Schementi <
> jimmy.scheme...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> Azam, without seeing the contents of ironrubywatin.rb, or what a correct
>> C# WatiN program looks like ... we can't help much. So, either send the Ruby
>> and C# source so we can compare, or can you package up your testing
>> directory into a zip file and host it somewhere online so we can try it
>> ourselves? Please don't attach it to this thread, as the mailing list will
>> regect a large attachment.
>>
>> ~js
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org [
>> ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org] on behalf of Mohammad Azam [
>> azamsh...@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:40 AM
>>
>> *To:* ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Ironruby-core] IronRuby with WatiN
>>
>> Hi,
>> I tried it and it did not work. Here are the details:
>>
>> C:\Projects\ILoveIronRuby\ILoveIronRuby\testing\bin\Debug>ir
>> ironrubywatin.rb
>> ironrubywatin.rb:8: iwebBrowser2 needs to implement shdocvw.IWebBrowser2
>> (Argume
>> ntError)
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Azam
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Shri Borde <shri.bo...@microsoft.com>wrote:
>>
>>> IronRuby start the main thread in STA mode as can be seen by this
>>> command:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> c:\>rbx -e "puts System::Threading::Thread.CurrentThread.ApartmentState"
>>>
>>> STA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> However, new threads are created in MTA mode (the default).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> c:\>rbx -e "Thread.new{ puts
>>> System::Threading::Thread.CurrentThread.ApartmentState }.join"
>>>
>>> MTA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I doubt this is the problem as the error messages would be something
>>> else. For C#, are all dlls next to the C# application exe? Try running the
>>> IronRuby repro out of bin\Debug to reduce the issues that could cause
>>> problems. If you cannot get even “require ‘Microsoft.mshtml.dll’” to work,
>>> then you know its some basic problem unrelated to Watin.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org [mailto:
>>> ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org] *On Behalf Of *Mohammad Azam
>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 21, 2009 7:07 PM
>>>
>>> *To:* ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Ironruby-core] IronRuby with WatiN
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> WatiN works in STA (Single Threaded Apartment). Maybe I am missing that?
>>> How can I create STA threads in IronRuby.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 7:03 PM, Mohammad Azam <azamsh...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I created a C# application and used WatiN. It worked flawlessly and
>>> without any configuration. For some reason IronRuby is requiring something
>>> more to run the application.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Jimmy Schementi <
>>> jimmy.scheme...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> You can do "igem install" against any pure-Ruby gem; only gems with
>>> native extensions require an IronRuby-specific gem. And "igem" is nothing
>>> more than a bat file to call RubyGems with IronRuby; RubyGems for IronRuby
>>> is identical to MRI's version.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That being said, I don't know what type of dependencies Selenium has.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org [mailto:
>>> ironruby-core-boun...@rubyforge.org] *On Behalf Of *Mohammad Azam
>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 21, 2009 3:03 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> *To:* ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Ironruby-core] IronRuby with WatiN
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I will try the Selenium Client gem. But is there any igem install
>>> selenium-client or do I have to use the Ruby version of Selenium client.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:52 PM, Ivan Porto Carrero <i...@flanders.co.nz>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> You could try the selenium client gem that may work.
>>> ---
>>> Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations
>>> Ivan Porto Carrero
>>> Blog: http://flanders.co.nz
>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/casualjim
>>> Author of IronRuby in Action (http://manning.com/carrero)
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:35 PM, Mohammad Azam <azamsh...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Since, Watir is currently not supported I want to check out WatiN with
>>> IronRuby. Yes, I know I can use it with C# but I am interested in using
>>> IronRuby. I am getting the following exception:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Here is the code:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/bin/Debug/WatiN.Core.dll'
>>>
>>> require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/bin/Debug/Interop.SHDocVw.dll'
>>>
>>> require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/bin/Debug/Microsoft.mshtml.dll'
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> IE = WatiN::Core::IE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> i = IE.new()
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mohammad Azam
>>> MVP (Microsoft Valuable Professional)
>>> www.highoncoding.com
>>> www.azamsharp.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Ironruby-core mailing list
>>> Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
>>> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Ironruby-core mailing list
>>> Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
>>> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mohammad Azam
>>> MVP (Microsoft Valuable Professional)
>>> www.highoncoding.com
>>> www.azamsharp.com
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Ironruby-core mailing list
>>> Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
>>> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mohammad Azam
>>> MVP (Microsoft Valuable Professional)
>>> www.highoncoding.com
>>> www.azamsharp.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mohammad Azam
>>> MVP (Microsoft Valuable Professional)
>>> www.highoncoding.com
>>> www.azamsharp.com
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Ironruby-core mailing list
>>> Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
>>> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mohammad Azam
>> MVP (Microsoft Valuable Professional)
>> www.highoncoding.com
>> www.azamsharp.com
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Ironruby-core mailing list
>> Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
>> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Mohammad Azam
> MVP (Microsoft Valuable Professional)
> www.highoncoding.com
> www.azamsharp.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ironruby-core mailing list
> Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core
>
>
--
Mohammad Azam
MVP (Microsoft Valuable Professional)
www.highoncoding.com
www.azamsharp.com
_______________________________________________
Ironruby-core mailing list
Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core
