Hi Bret, No i havent used Mechanize. Nor have i heard of it to be honest. Before i jump into it and start playing around with it, i would like to ask have you used it in the means in which im trying to access the xml defined above?
Cheers On Dec 23, 3:08 am, Bret Pettichord <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you considered using Mechanize instead of Watir? That's what I've > used when I've had to test XML. > > Bret > > > > winstan wrote: > > Hello Again, > > > After playing around with rexml with some of the URL’s provided in > > this thread and other sites I have found I have established that you > > are in fact correct and that rexml would be the way to go. However, I > > am still making requests and receiving responses to and from the WS > > via the UI, and as such I am in need of a little more help/advice with > > this. > > > After making the request with specific attributes a response is served > > up from the WS and is opened in another IE window. I can attach to the > > new window with out a problem but from that point on I am unsure as to > > how to proceed with the use of rexml. Bellow is an example of some > > thing I tried but I assume because I am making the. > > > it 'Attaching to the new window and confirming that there was a VALID > > response from the web server' do > > @b2 = Watir::IE.attach(:url, ‘http://privateurl.asmx/ > > wsresponse') > > @b2.maximize > > xml = @b2.html > > doc = REXML::Document.new(xml) > > WID = REXML::XPath.first(doc.root, '//WID/text()') > > WID == (data['WIDTestField']) > > > The reason I attempted “xml = @b2.html” is because when I view the > > source of the window that contains the response from the WS, it just > > shows the XML. Needless to say that didn’t work, and I didn’t really > > expect it to however I thought I would give it a shot. I then went to > > irb on the command line and had a look at what �[email protected]” actually > > looked like. I was expecting to see the xml without formatting however > > there was a lot more to it than what the page source showed. This > > would explain the error message in my respec results.html: > > > #<REXML::ParseException: missing attribute quote > > Line: > > Position: > > Last 80 unconsumed characters: > > <SPAN class=b> </SPAN> <SPAN class=m></</SPAN><SPAN > > class=t>Client</SPAN>> > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/parsers/baseparser.rb:345:in `pull' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/parsers/treeparser.rb:21:in `parse' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:204:in `build' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:42:in `initialize' > > ./tests/WsRequestClientByWid_test.rb:36:in `new' > > ./tests/WsRequestClientByWid_test.rb:36 > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > example_methods.rb:81:in `instance_eval' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > example_methods.rb:81:in `eval_block' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > example_methods.rb:15:in `execute' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:48:in `timeout' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > example_methods.rb:12:in `execute' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > example_group_methods.rb:245:in `execute_examples' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > example_group_methods.rb:244:in `each' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > example_group_methods.rb:244:in `execute_examples' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/example/ > > example_group_methods.rb:141:in `run' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/ > > example_group_runner.rb:22:in `run' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/ > > example_group_runner.rb:21:in `each' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/ > > example_group_runner.rb:21:in `run' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/options.rb: > > 115:in `run_examples' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/ > > command_line.rb:10:in `run' > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/bin/spec:4 > > c:/ruby/bin/spec:16:in `load' > > c:/ruby/bin/spec:16 > > ... > > missing attribute quote > > Line: > > Position: > > Last 80 unconsumed characters: > > <SPAN class=b> </SPAN> <SPAN class=m></</SPAN><SPAN > > class=t>Client</SPAN> > > Line: > > Position: > > Last 80 unconsumed characters: > > <SPAN class=b> </SPAN> <SPAN class=m></</SPAN><SPAN > > class=t>Client</SPAN> > > > Basically I was wondering if any one could suggest a way of me being > > able to use rexml without having to save any files and just using the > > xml response on the second IE window that is opened as a result of the > > request. > > > Thanks again guys. I really appreciate your guidance. > > > On Dec 5, 3:37 am, "Richard Lawrence" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> You really don't want to be reinventing XML parsing (badly) with > >> string substitution or regular expressions. Given a string with your > >> XML in it, theREXMLcode to get the values you want would look > >> something like the following. You'll have to use something like > >> Net::Http to actually make the web service call to get the XML string. > >> There are some decent examples > >> here:http://rubylearning.com/blog/2008/04/25/yahoo-web-services-in-ruby/. > > >> As Alex recommended, play around in irb with this to get a feel for it. > > >> require 'rexml/document' > > >> xml = '<?xml version="1.0" > >> ?><parent><firstName>Foo</firstName><lastName>Bar</lastName></parent>' > > >> doc =REXML::Document.new(xml) > > >> firstName =REXML::XPath.first(doc.root, '//firstName/text()') > >> lastName =REXML::XPath.first(doc.root, '//lastName/text()') > > >> Richard > > >> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:38 AM, Alex Collins <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >>> A useful general principle if you are wondering if something will work > >>> is to try it. In Ruby, start IRB (type irb at the command line) then > >>> type your ruby code. Irb will show you the results after each line. > >>> You do not need $ signs (ruby global variable) but you must certainly > >>> quote your strings. However your code will not work as there is no - > >>> method for a string. > > >>> Instead, you could use the sub or gsub methods: > > >>> a = "aba" > >>> a.gsub 'a', 'c' > >>> => "cbc" > > >>> In the simple case, it sounds like you want to use a regular > >>> expression (regexp) to do pattern recognition. Results of matching are > >>> stores in MatchData objects. Something like: > > >>> re = /<pattern>(.*)<\pattern/>/ > >>> matchdata = string.match(re) > >>> puts matchdata.captures > > >>> However, if you want to do more than this you would be better using > >>> REXML as Richard suggested. Alternatively, use a tool designed for > >>> testing XML webservices eg SOAPUI. Watir is designed for testing > >>> websites. > > >>> You might want to read a ruby tutorial though to get a better idea of > >>> how to use ruby. > > >>> Hope this helps. > > >>> On 4 Dec 2008, at 06:40, winstan <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Would i be able to do some thing like this: > > >>>> $a = <ShortName>TESTA</ShortName> > >>>> $b = <ShortName> > >>>> $c = </ShortName> > >>>> $d = a - b > >>>> $e = d - c > > >>>> which in turn would make $e "TESTA"? > > >>>> On Dec 4, 4:55 pm, "Richard Lawrence" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> Why are you accessing the web service using Watir and IE? Will end > >>>>> users of the web service access it with a browser? If not, and if > >>>>> you're just using the web service to get data to use in other GUI > >>>>> tests, you might find something like Net::Http andREXMLto be more > >>>>> appropriate for this part of your script. > > >>>>> Richard > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Richard Lawrence > >>>>> Certified Scrum Coach > >>>>> Founder and Principal Consultant, Humanizing Work, LLC > >>>>> 303-895-7688 > >>>>> rich...@humanizingwork.comwww.humanizingwork.comwww.richardlawrence.info > > >>>>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:29 PM, winstan > >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>> Hi all, > > >>>>>> I'm trying to capture a variety of data in an xml response from a > >>>>>> web > >>>>>> service, that is served up via IE and the GUI, however when I > >>>>>> interrogate the data using the IE dev toolbar I notice that all the > >>>>>> element properties render useless as they are all of the same nature > >>>>>> and properties. > > >>>>>> Bellow is an extract from an example xml response in which I want to > >>>>>> capture the given Shortname and Long name (TestA) and set them as > >>>>>> variables for use later in the script when accessing another system > >>>>>> and validating the data between the two GUI's. > > >>>>>> <ShortName>TESTA</ShortName> > >>>>>> <LongName>TestA</LongName> > > >>>>>> I hope the information provided is sufficient and understandable. > > >>>>>> Thanks again- Hide quoted text - > > >>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. 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