you need to put it in quotes @ie.div(:id, 'db_top').span(:id, 'db_data').flash
Paul On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 2:17 PM, maven999 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm trying to grab and print the text 'db_ABC' from the browser page. > On the page, the text is "Connected to: Current Database (db_ABC)". > The html code is: > > <div id="db_top" style="float: right; text-align: right; padding- > right: 10px;"> > <span id="db_data"> > Connected to: > <b>Current Database</b> > (db_ABC) > <br/> > <i>Created:</i> > Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:37:31 GMT > </span> > > When I try: > @ie.div(:id, db_top).span(:id, db_data).flash > > I get the error: undefined local variable or method `db_top' for > #<Object:0x27bf9ec> (NameError) > > Turns out I cannot find the element 'db_ABC' via the IE Developer > toolbar for some reason. > > So instead when I try: > @dbname = @ie.div(:id, db_top).span(:text, /idb_/).to_s > puts "currently connected to database " [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I still get the same NameError. Any help is much appreciated. > Thanks! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Before posting, please read the following guidelines: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Support To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
