returns false

I would post the rest of the html, but there are too many lines in it.

But there is a form its in with name, action, and method
it is within a table with no name
in a div with id = portletgrp
and in a table class = "findClientPortletContentHeader"

On Aug 18, 11:48 am, Rahul Sharma <[email protected]> wrote:
> Can you try in irb browser.text_field(:id => ''searchByElelastName").exists?
> and see whether it returns true or false?
>
> On 18 August 2011 16:45, Mitchell Presar <[email protected]> wrote:
>
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> > Watir::Exception::UnknownObjectException: Unable to locate element,
> > using {:name=>"finderCriteria.lastName"}
> >        from C:/Ruby192/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/watir-1.7.1/lib/watir/
> > element.rb:58:in `assert_exists'
> >        from C:/Ruby192/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/watir-1.7.1/lib/watir/
> > input_elements.rb:366:in `set'
> >        from (irb):28
> >        from C:/Ruby192/bin/irb:12:in `<main>'
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> > On Aug 18, 11:41 am, Rahul Sharma <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Can you paste the full error?
>
> > > On 18 August 2011 16:38, Mitchell Presar <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Same error.
>
> > > > Unable to locate element using {:name => "finderCriteria.lastName"}
>
> > > > On Aug 18, 11:33 am, Rahul Sharma <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > Can you try by :name and see if it returns the same error?
>
> > > > > On 18 August 2011 16:23, Mitchell Presar <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > > > > Hi,
>
> > > > > > I've been using Watir for about a day now and having trouble
> > accessing
> > > > > > a text field that is within a table.
>
> > > > > > I tried to access it by this:
>
> > > > > > browser.text_field(:id => 'searchByElelastName').set "Stuff"
>
> > > > > > returns that it is unable to locate element.
>
> > > > > > This is the html for the element I want to access.
>
> > > > > > <input type="text" name="finderCriteria.lastName" maxlength="25"
> > > > > > value="" style="width:160px;" class="regtxtfield"
> > > > > > id="searchByElelastName">
>
> > > > > > Any suggestions?
>
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Before posting, please readhttp://watir.com/support. In short:
> > search
> > > > > > before you ask, be nice.
>
> > > > > > [email protected]
> > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general
> > > > > > [email protected]
>
> > > > > --
> > > > > Regards,
>
> > > > > Rahul Sharma
> > > > > Ph:+44 7800 736851
>
> > > > --
> > > > Before posting, please readhttp://watir.com/support. In short: search
> > > > before you ask, be nice.
>
> > > > [email protected]
> > > >http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general
> > > > [email protected]
>
> > > --
> > > Regards,
>
> > > Rahul Sharma
> > > Ph:+44 7800 736851
>
> > --
> > Before posting, please readhttp://watir.com/support. In short: search
> > before you ask, be nice.
>
> > [email protected]
> >http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general
> > [email protected]
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Rahul Sharma
> Ph:+44 7800 736851

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