If you'd like to be a little more exact in your approach, instead of using sleep you could "wait_until" the element exists.
http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/How+to+wait+with+Watir On Apr 8, 11:45 am, Sal Jamil <salem.m.ja...@gmail.com> wrote: > I added a sleep(5) after the fire_event and Watir was able to find the new > field: > > b.radio(:id, "entryModeManual").fire_event("onclick") > sleep(5) > b.text_field(:name, 'order_ref[1]').set('OE123') > > Thanks for the help > > > > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Sal Jamil <salem.m.ja...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks. I tried that using IRB and I got "There are 0 frames" BUT Watir did > > not have a problem locating the new input field using IRB but it still > > throws the same Exception running the test from a file. I am going to google > > further on this issue. Thanks again. > > > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:12 PM, windy <lyfi2...@sina.com> wrote: > > >> please open irb, try 'browser.show_frames' > >> maybe it's in a frame, so you can't get it . > >> hope it's useful. > > >> 在 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:26:55 +0800,Sal Jamil <salem.m.ja...@gmail.com> 写道: > > >> I am sorry, it is not available on the web. I can give you the source of > >>> the > >>> page but it references a lot of libraries and server code that I am not > >>> sure > >>> it will be helpful. Thanks for your help. > > >>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Rats <crapats...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > > >>> On Apr 8, 2:59 pm, Sal Jamil <salem.m.ja...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > I just tried that and I am getting the same error. > > >>>> Is this page published on the web? If so then please provide a URL so > >>>> we can have a look at it. It is very strange that firebug displays the > >>>> element name yet Watir cannot find it. I've never had this problem ... > > >>>> -- > >>>> Before posting, please readhttp://watir.com/support. In short: search > >>>> before you ask, be nice. > > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to > >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general > >>>> To post: watir-general@googlegroups.com > > >>>> To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > > >> -- > >> Before posting, please readhttp://watir.com/support. In short: search > >> before you ask, be nice. > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to > >>http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general > >> To post: watir-general@googlegroups.com > > > -- > > Sal Jamil • ephicax > > President > > Desk (650-585-2198)sal.ja...@ephicax.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > This transmission may contain information that is intended to be > > confidential > > and solely for the use of ephicax, and those persons or entities to whom it > > is > > directed. It is not to be reproduced, retransmitted, or in any other manner > > distributed. If you received this message in error, please delete it from > > your system. > > -- > Sal Jamil • ephicax > President > Desk (650-585-2198)sal.ja...@ephicax.com > ------------------------------------------------------------ > This transmission may contain information that is intended to be > confidential > and solely for the use of ephicax, and those persons or entities to whom it > is > directed. It is not to be reproduced, retransmitted, or in any other manner > distributed. If you received this message in error, please delete it from > your system. -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. You received this message because you are subscribed to http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general To post: watir-general@googlegroups.com