How do you select the first link in a WebTable?

[Lee]

Hi,

I am relatively new to QTP and I am still getting used to it.

One question that I have is about selecting a link in a WebTable. Each
time I come to the page in question, the WebTable contains a different
named link at the top of the table (due to the search criteria used).
However, I want to be able to record a QTP script that enables it to
select this first link every time regardless of wheather the name of
the link changes.

Does anyone know how QTP can do this?

I would appreciate any assistance.

Regards,
Lee

[Dmitry Motevich]

You have to use DP (Descriptive programming) to process your first link.

 

See an example on how to precess every links on google search results page.

These links are defferent on every page, so i hope this is your case:

http://groups.google.com/group/MercuryQTP/browse_thread/thread/d762248ef29d2d3/a901ba2da8ad30d3?lnk=gst&rnum=1#a901ba2da8ad30d3

 

Dmitry Motevich,
I'm looking for online/remote job - $0.01/hour
No joking!

[Shirish K]

Try This

 

Set WebEditObj = Browser("XXX").Page("YYY").WebTable( "WebTableName").ChildItem(RwID, ColID, "Link", 0)
WebEditObj.Click

-Shirish

On 6/25/07, Lee <lee...@macquarie.com> wrote:

[Shirish K]

This will required the Webtable and its rowid and columnId which has the generated new link to perform click operation on this.

 

On 6/25/07, Shirish K <shiri...@gmail.com> wrote:

Try This

 

Set WebLinkObj = Browser("XXX").Page("YYY").WebTable( "WebTableName").ChildItem(RwID, ColID, "Link", 0)
WebLinkObj .Click

[Lee]

Hi Shirish,

Thanks for this code.

However, when I run my script in this format (I have added in all the
variables), I get the following Run error:

"Object required: 'WebEditObj'"

Do you know how I could fix this?

Regards,
Lee

On Jun 25, 8:42 pm, "Shirish K" <shirish1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Try This
>
> *Set WebEditObj =

> Browser("XXX").Page("YYY").WebTable("WebTableName").ChildItem(RwID,
> ColID, "Link", 0)

> WebEditObj.Click*
>
> -Shirish

> On 6/25/07, Lee <lee....@macquarie.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I am relatively new to QTP and I am still getting used to it.
>
> > One question that I have is about selecting a link in a WebTable. Each
> > time I come to the page in question, the WebTable contains a different
> > named link at the top of the table (due to the search criteria used).
> > However, I want to be able to record a QTP script that enables it to
> > select this first link every time regardless of wheather the name of
> > the link changes.
>
> > Does anyone know how QTP can do this?
>
> > I would appreciate any assistance.
>
> > Regards,

> > Lee- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

[Shirish K]

Actually it should not "WebEditObj" replace it with "WebLinkObj" as per my first mail following is my comments.

 

'Following line of code sets the Object as LinkObject which you want to click

Set WebLinkObj = Browser("XXX").Page("YYY").WebTable("WebTableName").ChildItem(RwID, ColID, "Link", 0)

'Here the Click operation performed on that link
 WebLinkObj.Click
 

Make sure you give same name for the Object and in click operation.

Also make sure the Class of the Link in you application is "Link" or "Weblink" and modify the child item class

 

Let me know if u need more help on this.

 

If same issue then paste your code here to look at that.

 

-Shirish
 

[Lee]

Hi Shirish,

Thanks for the information.

However, I now get the following Run error:

"Object required: 'WebLinkObj'"

Following is the code that I used:

Set WebLinkObj = Browser("XXX").Page("YYY").WebTable("Account
name").ChildItem(1, 1, "Link", 0)
WebLinkObj.Click

Question - You talk about giving a name for the Object. Is this done
in the above code? If not, what else would I have to do?

Regards,
Lee

On Jun 26, 10:33 pm, "Shirish K" <shirish1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually it should not "*WebEditObj*" replace it with "*WebLinkObj*" as per

> my first mail following is my comments.
>
> 'Following line of code sets the Object as LinkObject which you want to
> click

> *Set WebLinkObj

> = Browser("XXX").Page("YYY").WebTable("WebTableName").ChildItem(RwID, ColID,

> "Link", 0)*

> 'Here the Click operation performed on that link

> * WebLinkObj.Click*

>
> Make sure you give same name for the Object and in click operation.
> Also make sure the Class of the Link in you application is "Link" or
> "Weblink" and modify the child item class
>
> Let me know if u need more help on this.
>
> If same issue then paste your code here to look at that.
>
> -Shirish
>

> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

[Shirish K]

Hi Lee,

 

Please spy on the table which you added in this code. e.g. "Account Name" and make sure the same table name is unique in spy window. If there are many with same name then only use that table which has some rows and cols. Also make sure the same table with browser and page is added in your Object Repository.

 

To add exact table in Object Repository Click on the first link which is inside the same table and add table just above the link. i.e. parent table of the link. Then try same code. Code is fine this error might be bcoz u dont have same object in OR.

 

Also one more thing add the table with properties like Name, html tag and index but the index should be for the same name tables other wise set to 0.

 

This will identify that webtable uniquely and no bother in case the index of the table on current page chages in future.

 

Also everytime if browser and page changes its name like XXX_1, XXX_2 then you need to add regular exp for the same so that code will not be dependent on the this above changes.

 

Try this and let me know if it still not worked.

 

-Shirish