Searching for text

[kinsleyd]

I'm searching for an effecient way to look at the loaded page and search for some text, specifically the text one can expect if the page returns a javascript error or finds no matching documents, which the developers have made global.  The trouble is I can not predict exactly where it'll be on the page.  I've tried using an if .... exists  statement, but then I get a bunch of errors as its trying to find the frame I typically see the text appearing in which isn't there if the page does load/present documents properly, if that makes sense.  My next thought was FindAllChildren, but then I'd find myself looking at an array, which I guess is possible, but seems cludgey somehow.  Any thoughts?



TIA - Dave



Got the findallchildren logic working, but still seems cludgey

[YMinaev]

Hi Dave,



Do you have to search just for a single object? If you do, you can use the Find method in a loop until the object appears. Find returns a single object, not an array as FindAllChildren does. You just need to specify the property name, the text this property returns and a depth large enough (usually, 10 - 20 should do).

[tarleaa]

Hello, 

What if I want to find a text that is a date, which changes every day. Basically, I have a string that shows today's date + 1 day, and I have to check if this in fact today's date + 1 day. How can I do that? 

Thank you, 

Andrei

[Dmitry_Nikolaev]

Hello Andrei,





Please post here the HTML text of the object containing this date. The HTML code is stored in the 'outerHTML' property of this object.

[tarleaa]

Hello David, 

Here is the HTML text:

"<SPAN style="" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder2_ucRegistrationStep2_lbBillingCondition">$5 1-day trial. <BR/><BR/>Your $5 1-day trial lasts until midnight on 4/23/2010. After your 1-day trial ends, your credit card on file will be charged the regular price of $25 per month for ............... </SPAN>"

The text I want found is "4/23/2010" which changes daily. 

Thank you, 

Andrei

[Dmitry_Nikolaev]

Hello Andrei,




I recommend that you search for this object by its 'id' attribute. Here is a script demonstrating this:

...

  var page = ...;


  var obj = page.FindChild("NativeWebObject.id", "*_ucRegistrationStep2_lbBillingCondition", 100);


  if (false == obj.Exists) {


    Log.Error("The Billing Condition label is not found.");


  }

...

[-Pv-]

I'm trying to get your example to work.  What is a valid entry for page = in your example?  Object Browser?  URL?

-Pv-

[Dmitry_Nikolaev]

Hi Paul,





I meant the Page object (Sys.Process("iexplore").Page("*") or Aliases.iexplore.pageMyPage), but this can be any of the parent objects of the sought-for object.

[-Pv-]

Andrei,

Thanks for your help.



I tried this...

<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" />
<meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" />
<meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator" />
<meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator" />

var MyItem =
Item_LocateInPage(Aliases.Sys.iexplore.pageStarlightLicenseServer20.document.all,

"sdfg");

  if(MyItem !=
null) {MyItem.Click()}

<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" />
<meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" />
<meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator" />
<meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator" />

function Item_LocateInPage(TREE_MODEL_OBJECT, SearchText)

{

Log.Message("Item_LocateInPage")

if(TREE_MODEL_OBJECT.ChildCount < 1)

 
{Log.Message("No " + TREE_MODEL_OBJECT + " Children
Detected in search"); return null}

 
Log.Message("Searching " + TREE_MODEL_OBJECT.ChildCount +
" children...");

  var obj =
TREE_MODEL_OBJECT.FindChild("NativeWebObject.outerText", SearchText,
100);

  if (false ==
obj.Exists)

  {

   
Log.Error(SearchText + " not found.");

    return null;

  }

   else

   return obj;

}

Results:

Item_LocateInPage

Searching 764 children...

sdfg not found.

I also tried:

var MyItem =
Item_LocateInPage(Sys.Process("iexplore",
2).Page("http://127.0.0.1:3000/").document.all,

"sdfg");

[-Pv-]

More...



You may not be able to tell from the image the item I'm trying to click is a direct child of the Object Tree .all, so should be able to find within 100 layers?

-Pv-