IE_ContainsText

[rscarr]

I need to determine if text ("mform29") exists in an IE Window. Looking at the source I see it. For the life of me I cannot get it to work so I built a test bed to open a window and find the letter "a" also without success. Here's the code:

[code]
MouseMove>0,0
IE_Create>0,IE[0]

IE_Navigate>%IE[0]%,gallerygolf.com,r
IE_Wait>%IE[0]%,r

let>exists=0
IE_ContainsText>IE[0],,a,exists
IF>{(%exists%=1)}
Let>delay=1
else
Let>delay=2
endif

Exit>1
[/code]

What am I not doing please?

[Me_again]

I'm not familiar with IE_ContainsText> but try the If> like this:

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IF>exists=1

If IE_ContainsText> returns the number of instances maybe you need >0 not =1?

[Bob Hansen]

What are the symptoms of not working?

Single step through the script, are the values correct?
What is the value of %exists% before the IF line?

Try this line without the ">":
IF exists=1

[rscarr]

[quote="Me_again"]I'm not familiar with IE_ContainsText> but try the If> like this:

[code]
IF>exists=1
[/code]

If IE_ContainsText> returns the number of instances maybe you need >0 not =1?[/quote]

It's supposed to return 1 if it gets a hit. Tried the IF change. No joy. Thanks

[rscarr]

[quote="Bob Hansen"]What are the symptoms of not working?

Single step through the script, are the values correct?
What is the value of %exists% before the IF line?

Try this line without the ">":
IF exists=1[/quote]

I set exists to zero b4. After it's zero. Tried the IF change. The code takes the else path. Thanks

[rscarr]

[quote=Try this line without the ">":
IF exists=1[/quote]

Mr. Hansen. I went back thru the code. In fact, your suggestion seems to work even though the debugger show EXITS=0 after IE_ContainsText.

Thank you sir.

[Bob Hansen]

To: rscarr

Mr. Hansen is my father. I am known as Bob.

Glad you are running.

[Me_again]

So why does that IF work without the > Sir Bob?

[Bob Hansen]

Syntax....

This is my belief .....it is because of the history with the IF command.

The original syntax of IF, Version 4.3 - 9/28/97, was
IF>Expression,TrueLabel,FalseLabel

After about 7 years, in Version 7.3 10/28/04, it was made possible to do IF/ELSE/ENDIF and to calculate Complex Expressions inside curly braces
So a new syntax for IF was used:
IF {Expression1 AND Expression2}
DoStuff
ELSE
Do Something Else
ENDIF


Note the absence of the ">"
But the old syntax was also maintained for backwards compatibility.

The sample code posted here in the question is using the format of IF/ELSE so the ">" is left out. If the ">" is included, the logic is looking for older format, True/False labels.

But with that said, I seem to recall that one of the two formats works with and without the ">", no time to check it now.....

Hmm, first time someone called me sir and did not spell it cur. But I was never insulted, just thought they were calling me a Great Dane.