an example of the code you are trying to run would be real useful. offhand it sounds like a focus issue, which would make sense if you are trying to use autoit or a tactic like sending keystrokes to make things happen in the upload box.
Have you had a look at this page in the watir wiki? http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/File+Uploads which would apply if the page code is using the <input type=file> html tag to create the file upload dialog. If that is not applicable, and it's some other variety of popup, then you'll need to tell us what KIND of popup it is (see http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Pop+Ups) On May 27, 9:49 am, CLARKETRON3000 <[email protected]> wrote: > i should also add that it doesn't timeout as expected either, it just > sits there indefinitely. > > On May 27, 10:30 am, CLARKETRON3000 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to access an upload file field, but watir seems to be > > having problems finding the dialogue box. > > > I'm using Windows 7, IE8, watir 1.8.0 > > > When I try to debug in irb, it just hangs there and never finds the > > window. If I hit cancel on the box myself, and then run the exact > > same command in irb (just pressing up), it will then find the dialogue > > box. > > > Any ideas? -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general [email protected]
