something like:

browser.execute_script("document.getElementById('video_attachment_video_file_name').style.display
= 'block';) if style display is set to none

On Oct 18, 11:22 am, Joe Fleck <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Jari,
>
> Here is the HTML code.  Will this help?
>
> <legend>Video Attachment Details</legend>
> <div id="add-video" class="add-video">
> <input id="video_attachment_video_file_name" type="hidden" name="
> video_attachment[video_file_name]">
> <label for="video_attachment_video_file_name">
> <input id="video_filename" class="video-upload file" type="text" disabled="
> disabled">
> <object id="SWFUpload_0" class="swfupload" width="87" height="27" data="
>
> I am not sure what you mean by [The only way to deal with these types of
> uploads is to make the file field visible, usually by modifying its style
> through Browser#execute_script.].  Can you give me an example?
>
> Thank you,
> Joe
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Jari Bakken <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Some file upload solutions lets the user click a link, which then creates a
> > hidden file field and opens the upload dialog. The only way to deal with
> > these types of uploads is to make the file field visible, usually by
> > modifying its style through Browser#execute_script. This may be what you're
> > seeing, though unless you show us a page that will reproduce the problem,
> > it's a wild guess.
>
> > Jari
>
> > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Joe Fleck <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> Hi,
>
> >> Thank you all for helping. I really appreciate it.
>
> >> I believe the file path is correct now because the error message I am now
> >> getting has changed.
>
> >> Code:
> >> #Attach file
> >>       @browser.file_field(:id,
> >> "the_file").set("/Users/josephfleck/Documents/DownloadDocs/DataFile.xls")
>
> >> It doesn't object name i am giving it.  Do I need to use something else
> >> like the actual object name of the text field?
>
> >> /Users/josephfleck/.rvm/rubies/ree-1.8.7-2010.02/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/wat
> >>  ir-webdriver-0.3.4/lib/watir-webdriver/elements/element.rb:248:in
> >> `assert_exists': unable to locate element, using {:type=>"file",
> >> :tag_name=>"input", :id=>"the_file"}
> >> (Watir::Exception::UnknownObjectException)
> >>         from
> >> /Users/josephfleck/.rvm/rubies/ree-1.8.7-2010.02/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/wat
> >>  ir-webdriver-0.3.4/lib/watir-webdriver/elements/file_field.rb:23:in
> >> `value='
> >>         from
> >> /Users/josephfleck/.rvm/rubies/ree-1.8.7-2010.02/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/wat
> >>  ir-webdriver-0.3.4/lib/watir-webdriver/elements/file_field.rb:14:in
> >> `set'
> >>          from ./common/helper_methods.rb:182:in `share_documents'
> >>         from
> >> /Users/josephfleck/Sites/within3/qa_automation/discussion/add_multiple_disc
> >>  ussion.rb:159
> >>         from
> >> /Users/josephfleck/.rvm/rubies/ree-1.8.7-2010.02/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fas
> >>  tercsv-1.5.4/lib/faster_csv.rb:696:in
> >> `each'
> >>         from
> >> /Users/josephfleck/.rvm/rubies/ree-1.8.7-2010.02/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fas
> >>  tercsv-1.5.4/lib/faster_csv.rb:696:in
> >> `each'
> >>         from
> >> /Users/josephfleck/Sites/within3/qa_automation/discussion/add_multiple_disc
> >>  ussion.rb:38
>
> >> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Joe DiMauro <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >>> Another thing I noticed. Due to the path ending with
> >>> \criptDataFile.xls
>
> >>> It appers that the backslash followed by the two characters "cr"
> >>> is being interpeted as a Carridge Return.  You can see this
> >>> in the error message:
>
> >>> No such file or directory - Users/josephfleck/Documents/Download
> >>> Docs/ iptDataFile.xls (Errno::ENOENT)
> >>>          ^
> >>>         Notice the space instead of the characters"cr" indicating
> >>>         that \cr was interpreted as a Carriage Return, not the first
> >>>         two characters in the file name "criptDataFile.xls"
>
> >>> So try all these:
> >>> 1. Use a full pathname, not a relative path (as previously mentioned)
> >>>     Unless Ruby is running with the Root level of your Mac as it
> >>> working
> >>>    directory, (which I'm pretty sure its not), then the Users
> >>> directory will not be a valid relative path.)
>
> >>> 2. Remove the backslashes. They are not necessary on Mac/Linus OS,
> >>>    (as previously mentioned), and may cause issues (e.g. \cr)
>
> >>> 3. Always a good idea (as previously mentioned), to upgrade to the
> >>>    latest version of the gems, (and Ruby if possible)
>
> >>>    If you are also running safariWatir you may not be able to upgrade
> >>>    to Ruby 1.9.x.  I don't recall if safariWatir supports 1.9.x yet.
>
> >>> 4. The space in the directory name should not be an issue, since the
> >>>    full path is quoted,  but whenever possible using directory
> >>>   and file names without spaces is always safer.
>
> >>> Joe DiMauro
>
> >>> On Oct 17, 4:42 pm, Chuck van der Linden <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> > or escape the space with a backslash? same as you are doing for the
> >>> > slashes?  (but Michael's solution of using double-quotes might be even
> >>> > easier)
>
> >>> > On Oct 17, 1:50 pm, Željko Filipin <[email protected]>
> >>> > wrote:
>
> >>> > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Joe Fleck <[email protected]>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> > > >  No such file or directory - Users/josephfleck/Documents/Download
> >>> Docs/
>
> >>> > > iptDataFile.xls
>
> >>> > > Try putting the file in a folder that has no spaces, something
> >>> > > like Users/josephfleck
>
> >>> > > Željko
>
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