Re: [Wtr-general] How can I open and attach file using file_field method?
I encountered this problem yesterday, and unlike the mail archives, I have
an answer. I was getting exactly the behavior described below:
1) I would run a script using file_field.set
2) The script would get to the set method
3a) the choose file window would be invoked
3b) the file setFileDialog.rb would be opened in my ruby editor
3c) the script would sit there waiting for me to take manual action.
4) As soon as I take manual action to close the window, the script would
resume
Messing around with autoit, and the other suggestions didn't help at all.
The problem seems to be caused by associating *.rb files with an IDE. When
the set method attempts to start the thread that manipulates the Choose File
window, the operating system directs the script to the IDE rather than to
Ruby. As soon as I changed the association to the Ruby executable, the
file_field set method worked happily. (Well, not quite happily... The method
still doesn't like spaces in the path name, but that's an easy problem to
solve.)
I assume that Watir launching a new thread and telling the thread to execute
setFileDialog.rb, while what it needs to do is tell the thread to execute
setFileDialog.rb *with Ruby*. Either that or people getting this bug need to
change the file associations.
Michael Ruschena
Cain, Mark
Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:32:28 -0800
What behavior do you see? When my script runs I see a Dos window open with
focus (just like WinClicker), then the file chooser window open under the
Dos window. The Dos window scrolls through all the objects open and finally
gets to the File Chooser window, the document name (from $path) appears in
the file name field, the open button is clicked and that information is
transferred to the file_field text boxes. Finally the submit button is
clicked and the file is attached.
--Mark
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of chaya shetty
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:11 PM
To: wtr-general@rubyforge.org
Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] How can I open and attach
fileusingfile_fieldmethod?
Hi,
I tried as said...Even then I am facing the same problem.
Code Used:
$path = C:/Watir/file.txt
$ie.file_field(:name,srcfile).set($path)
$autoit = WIN32OLE.new(AutoItX3.Control)
$autoit.WinWait(Choose file, Do you want to open or save this file?, 3)
$autoit.WinActivate(Choose file)
$autoit.WinWait(Choose file, Look in, 3)
$autoit.ControlSetText(Choose file, , Edit1, #{$path})
$autoit.ControlClick(Choose file, Look in, Open)
$ie.button(:name, Open).click
The file field highlights(yellow)and opens choose file dialog along with
another ruby file with contents:
#
# setFileDialog.rb
#
#
# This file contains the file dialog when it runs as a separate process
$LOAD_PATH ! lt; File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..'))
puts $LOAD_PATH
require 'watir/winClicker'
filepath = invalid path passed to setFileDialog.rb
filepath = ARGV[0] unless ARGV[0] == nil
clicker= WinClicker.new
clicker.setFileRequesterFileName(filepath)
clicker = nil
Then it waits for me to manually select the file and attach.
I have ensured that the path is correct and there is a text file viz. file
in the Watir folder.
Thanks,
Chaya
Cain, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Replace all your $autoit lines with this:
$autoit = WIN32OLE.new(AutoItX3.Control)
$autoit.WinWait(Choose file, Do you want to open or save this
file?, 3)
$autoit.WinActivate(Choose file)
$autoit.WinWait(Choose file, Look in, 3)
$autoit.ControlSetText(Choose file, , Edit1, #{$path})
$autoit.ControlClick(Choose file, Look in, Open)
I don't know if it will make a difference but my script needed the
WinWait's left in to work right. Also, it took a little time for autoit to
find the window so don't get impatient.
Hope this helps,
--Mark
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of chaya shetty
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 9:27 PM
To: wtr-general@rubyforge.org
Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] How can I open and attach file
usingfile_fieldmethod?
Hi,
There is only one file field in the page and hence I tried with
path = C\:Watir\Text.doc
ie.file_field(:index,1).set(#{path})
$autoit = WIN32OLE.new(AutoItX3.Control)
$autoit.WinActivate(Choose file)
$autoit.ControlSetText(Choose file, , Edit1, #{path})
$autoit.ControlClick(Choose file, Look in, Open)
$ie.button(:name, Submit).click
B! ut still the same behaviour was seen.
The file field was accessed and the Choose
Re: [Wtr-general] How can I open and attach file using file_field method?
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Re: [Wtr-general] How can I open and attach file using file_field method?
Thanks for solving this problem.Now that we have a click_no_wait method, we shouldn't have to resort to external *.rb files in the first place.BretOn 6/1/06,
Michael Ruschena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I encountered this problem yesterday, and unlike the mail archives, I havean answer. I was getting exactly the behavior described below:1) I would run a script using file_field.set2) The script would get to the set method
3a) the choose file window would be invoked3b) the file setFileDialog.rb would be opened in my ruby editor3c) the script would sit there waiting for me to take manual action.4) As soon as I take manual action to close the window, the script would
resumeMessing around with autoit, and the other suggestions didn't help at all.The problem seems to be caused by associating *.rb files with an IDE. Whenthe set method attempts to start the thread that manipulates the Choose File
window, the operating system directs the script to the IDE rather than toRuby. As soon as I changed the association to the Ruby executable, thefile_field set method worked happily. (Well, not quite happily... The method
still doesn't like spaces in the path name, but that's an easy problem tosolve.)I assume that Watir launching a new thread and telling the thread to executesetFileDialog.rb, while what it needs to do is tell the thread to execute
setFileDialog.rb *with Ruby*. Either that or people getting this bug need tochange the file associations.Michael RuschenaCain, MarkThu, 12 Jan 2006 07:32:28 -0800
What behavior do you see?When my script runs I see a Dos window open withfocus (just like WinClicker), then the file chooser window open under theDos window.The Dos window scrolls through all the objects open and finally
gets to the File Chooser window, the document name (from $path) appears inthe file name field, the open button is clicked and that information istransferred to the file_field text boxes.Finally the submit button is
clicked and the file is attached.--MarkFrom: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of chaya shettySent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:11 PM
To: wtr-general@rubyforge.orgSubject: Re: [Wtr-general] How can I open and attachfileusingfile_fieldmethod?Hi, I tried as said...Even then I am facing the same problem.
Code Used:$path = C:/Watir/file.txt $ie.file_field(:name,srcfile).set($path) $autoit = WIN32OLE.new(AutoItX3.Control) $autoit.WinWait(Choose file, Do you want to open or save this file?, 3)
$autoit.WinActivate(Choose file) $autoit.WinWait(Choose file, Look in, 3) $autoit.ControlSetText(Choose file, , Edit1, #{$path})
$autoit.ControlClick(Choose file, Look in, Open) $ie.button(:name, Open).clickThe file field highlights(yellow)and opens choose file dialog along with
another ruby file with contents:##setFileDialog.rb### This file contains the file dialog when it runs as a separate process$LOAD_PATH ! lt; File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname
(__FILE__), '..'))puts $LOAD_PATHrequire 'watir/winClicker'filepath = invalid path passed to setFileDialog.rbfilepath = ARGV[0] unless ARGV[0] == nilclicker= WinClicker.newclicker.setFileRequesterFileName
(filepath)clicker = nil Then it waits for me to manually select the file and attach.I have ensured that the path is correct and there is a text file viz. filein the Watir folder.
Thanks,ChayaCain, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Replace all your $autoit lines with this:$autoit = WIN32OLE.new(AutoItX3.Control
)$autoit.WinWait(Choose file, Do you want to open or save thisfile?, 3)$autoit.WinActivate(Choose file)$autoit.WinWait(Choose file, Look in, 3)
$autoit.ControlSetText(Choose file, , Edit1, #{$path})$autoit.ControlClick(Choose file, Look in, Open)
I don't know if it will make a difference but my script needed theWinWait's left in to work right.Also, it took a little time for autoit tofind the window so don't get impatient.
Hope this helps,--MarkFrom: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On BehalfOf chaya shettySent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 9:27 PM
To: wtr-general@rubyforge.orgSubject: Re: [Wtr-general] How can I open and attach fileusingfile_fieldmethod?Hi,There is only one file field in the page and hence I tried with
path = C\:Watir\Text.docie.file_field(:index,1).set(#{path})$autoit = WIN32OLE.new(AutoItX3.Control) $autoit.WinActivate(Choose file)
$autoit.ControlSetText(Choose file, , Edit1, #{path}) $autoit.ControlClick(Choose file, Look in, Open)
$ie.button(:name, Submit).clickB! ut still the same behaviour was seen.The file field was accessed and the Choose File window opened and
waited till I manually selected the file.ThanksChayaCain, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Yes, the problem is (:value, 'Value') in this line:
ie.file_field(:value,'Value').set(#{path})! The file_field supports these attributes::id, :name,:index.Do a view source and find out what the attribute values for your
input type = file tag.If for some reason
Re: [Wtr-general] How can I open and attach file using file_field method?
What behavior
do you see? When my script runs I see a Dos window open with focus (just
like WinClicker), then the file chooser window open under the Dos window.
The Dos window scrolls through all the objects open and finally gets to the File
Chooser window, the document name (from $path) appears in the file name field,
the open button is clicked and that information is transferred to the file_field
text boxes. Finally the submit button is clicked and the file is
attached.
--Mark
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of chaya shetty
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
10:11 PM
To: wtr-general@rubyforge.org
Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] How can
I open and attach fileusingfile_fieldmethod?
Hi,
I
tried as said...Even then I am facing the same problem.
Code
Used:
$path
= C:/Watir/file.txt
$ie.file_field(:name,srcfile).set($path)
$autoit = WIN32OLE.new(AutoItX3.Control)
$autoit.WinWait(Choose
file, Do you want to open or save this file?, 3)
$autoit.WinActivate(Choose
file)
$autoit.WinWait(Choose
file, Look in, 3)
$autoit.ControlSetText(Choose
file, , Edit1, #{$path})
$autoit.ControlClick(Choose
file, Look in, Open)
$ie.button(:name,
Open).click
The file fieldhighlights(yellow)and opens choose file
dialog along with another ruby file with contents:
#
# setFileDialog.rb
#
#
# This file contains the file dialog when it runs as a separate process
$LOAD_PATH
! lt; File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..'))
puts $LOAD_PATH
require 'watir/winClicker'
filepath
= invalid path passed to setFileDialog.rb
filepath = ARGV[0] unless ARGV[0] == nil
clicker=
WinClicker.new
clicker.setFileRequesterFileName(filepath)
clicker = nil
Then itwaits for me to manually select the file and attach.
I
have ensured that the path is correct and there is atext file viz. file
in the Watir folder.
Thanks,
Chaya
Cain, Mark
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Replace all your $autoit lines with this:
$autoit = WIN32OLE.new(AutoItX3.Control)
$autoit.WinWait(Choose file,
Do you want to open or save this file?, 3)
$autoit.WinActivate(Choose
file)
$autoit.WinWait(Choose file,
Look in, 3)
$autoit.ControlSetText(Choose
file, , Edit1, #{$path})
$autoit.ControlClick(Choose
file, Look in, Open)
I dont know if it will make a difference but my
script needed the WinWaits left in to work right. Also, it took a
little time for autoit to find the window so dont get impatient.
Hope this helps,
--Mark
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of chaya shetty
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006
9:27 PM
To: wtr-general@rubyforge.org
Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] How can I open and attach file
usingfile_fieldmethod?
Hi,
There is only one file field in the page and henceI tried with
path = C\:Watir\Text.doc
ie.file_field(:index,1).set(#{path})
$autoit = WIN32OLE.new(AutoItX3.Control)
$autoit.WinActivate(Choose file)
$autoit.ControlSetText(Choose file, ,
Edit1, #{path})
$autoit.ControlClick(Choose file, Look
in, Open)
$ie.button(:name, Submit).click
B! ut
still the same behaviour was seen.
The
file field was accessed and the Choose File window opened and
waited till I manually selected the file.
Thanks
Chaya
Cain, Mark
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, the problem is
(:value, Value) in this line:
ie.file_field(:value,'Value').set(#{path})
! The file_field supports
these attributes: :id, :name, :index. Do a view source and find out
what the attribute values for your input type = file tag. If for
some reason your developers were lazy and didnt give the tag an id or
name attribute, use index. If there are more than one input type =
file tag on the page the indexing starts top-most down with 1 and
increments from there.
Here is the usage portion for file_field from Watir.rb:
# This is the main me! thod for accessing a file field. Usually an input
type = file HTML tag.
# * how - symbol - how we access the field , :index,
:id, :name etc
# * what - string, int or re , what we are looking for,
#
# returns a FileField object
#
# Typical Usage
#
# ie.file_field(:id,
'up_1')
# access the file upload field with an ID of up_1
# ie.file_field(:name,
'upload')
# access the file upload field with a name of upload
# ie.file_field(:index,
2)
# access the second file upload on the page ( 1 based, so the first field is
accessed with :index,1)
Hope this helps,
--Mark
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Wtr-general] How can I open and attach file using file_field method?
Hi, Code Used:$path = "C:/Watir/file.txt"$ie.file_field(:name,"srcfile").set($path)$autoit = WIN32OLE.new("AutoItX3.Control") $autoit.WinWait("Choose file", "Do you want to open or save this file?", 3)$autoit.WinActivate("Choose file")$autoit.WinWait("Choose file", "Look in", 3) $autoit.ControlSetText("Choose file", "", "Edit1", "#{$path}") $autoit.ControlClick("Choose file", "Look in", "Open")$ie.button(:name, "Open").click When I run this codethe file fieldhighlights(yellow) andthe 'Choose File' dialog opens. But the path is not set in the 'Choose File ' dialog. Along with this there is another file ' setFileDialog.rb ' that opens automatically.The contents of ' setFileDialog.rb ' are as follows: ### This file contains the file dialog when it runs as a separate process$LOAD_PATH ! lt; File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..'))puts $LOAD_PATHrequire 'watir/winClicker'filepath = "invalid path passed to setFileDialog.rb"filepath = ARGV[0] unless ARGV[0]!
==
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