In addition to the other suggestions, SpySmith is a useful tool for getting this sort of information.
http://qualityforge.com/spysmith/ > On 5/3/07, Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just got started with this and am trying to write a simple script > > to get > my feet wet. I was following the googlesearch.rb case that is > provided. My question is how do you find the name of the object that > you want to perform an action with? For example: > > > > ie.text_field(:name, "q").set("pickaxe") # q is the name of the > > search > field > > > > How do you know that q is the name of the search field? I viewed > > the > source of the page and eventually found the field named q but it was > not obvious or easy. It was so murky that if I didnt know already > that the fields name was q I never would have found it. Is there a > simple way to identify a list box, text field, radio button...etc? > > > > Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > > Wtr-general mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ > Wtr-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general > > > > ________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ > Wtr-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general > > > _______________________________________________ > Wtr-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general > _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general
