well from your error it looks like you are using text_field? to locate a hidden. my first question is why? when hidden and hiddens exist http://watir.github.com/watir-webdriver/doc/Watir/Container.html#hidden-instance_method
why not locate the hidden and get its value? On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Joe Fleck <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Can you paste your code? > > Joe > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 10:47 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey guys! > > > > I'm trying to retrieve the text from a textarea, which appears as hidden, > > although I can dee it on the browser. This is the html tag: > > > > <tr> > > <td> > > Certification Request Number > > <input type="hidden" name="reqtitle" value="Certification Request > > Number"> > > </td> > > </tr> > > > > I would like to grab the value "Certification Request Number", but I get > > this error: > > > > > > (...) `assert_exists': unable to locate element, using > {:name=>"reqtitle", > > :tag_name=>"input or textarea", :type=>"(any text type)"} > > (Watir::Exception::UnknownObjectException) > > > > I've done my research on the mailing list and couldn't find anything > > ...Also, I could grab the text in the <td><td> tags, but they are inside > a > > table, which is inside a table inside a table and another table and so > on, > > so it's impossible to track. > > > > Ideas? > > > > Thanks! > > Fabian > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > 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] > > > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Watir General" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [email protected]. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > -- > -- > 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] > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Watir General" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- 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] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
