Trouble setting form value with IE COM Object

[Henson Sturgill]

I'm trying to write a small script to login to the mobile Facebook site so
that I can mine the contact information from my friends (Facebook doesn't
have an export.) Unfortunately, whenever I run this script I get the error:

"Property 'value' cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is
settable.
At C:\Users\BigEyedDad\Documents\fbContacts.ps1:16 char:8
+ $email. <<<< value = "test""

Here's what I've got so far:

-------[ CODE ]-------

$ie = New-Object -COM InternetExplorer.Application
$ie.navigate("http://m.facebook.com")
$ie.visible = $true

start-sleep 5

#grab form elements for login
$email = $ie.document.getElementsByName("email")
$pass = $ie.document.getElementsByName("pass")
$button = $ie.document.getElementsByName("login")

start-sleep 1

#set values
$email.value = "test"

-------[ END CODE ]-------

[Marco Shaw [MVP]]

I haven't checked your post in any detail, but this might help:
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com/2007/01/automated-web-forms.html

Marco

"Henson Sturgill" <HensonS...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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[richardforth]

I am having a similar problem with our in house web-based call logging system, I am trying to automate the process of filling out the same fields over and over again I beleive the problem is due to the elements you are trying to attach to are set in a frameset.

I have proved this by connecting directly to the source page for the frame with the script and it fills out oall the fields no problems, when i try it within the frameset i get the error:

Property 'value' cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is settable.

I need to somehow get the equivalent of somethign liek frameset.child.getelementsbyname("name")

but I dont know how to acheive this. if I get a resolution I'll keep you posted.

Marco Shaw [MVP] wrote:

I have not checked your post in any detail, but this might
04-Sep-09

I have not checked your post in any detail, but this might help:
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com/2007/01/automated-web-forms.html

Marco

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Friday, September 04, 2009 12:43 AM
Henson Sturgill wrote:

Trouble setting form value with IE COM Object
I am trying to write a small script to login to the mobile Facebook site so
that I can mine the contact information from my friends (Facebook does not

have an export.) Unfortunately, whenever I run this script I get the error:

"Property 'value' cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is
settable.
At C:\Users\BigEyedDad\Documents\fbContacts.ps1:16 char:8
+ $email. <<<< value = "test""

Here is what I have got so far:

-------[ CODE ]-------

$ie = New-Object -COM InternetExplorer.Application
$ie.navigate("http://m.facebook.com")
$ie.visible = $true

start-sleep 5

$email = $ie.document.getElementsByName("email")

$pass = $ie.document.getElementsByName("pass")
$button = $ie.document.getElementsByName("login")

start-sleep 1

$email.value = "test"

-------[ END CODE ]-------

On Friday, September 04, 2009 10:11 PM
Marco Shaw [MVP] wrote:

I have not checked your post in any detail, but this might
I have not checked your post in any detail, but this might help:
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com/2007/01/automated-web-forms.html

Marco

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[richardforth]

frameset dom object problem
Richard Forth replied to Marco Shaw [MVP] on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:35 PM

I am having a similar problem with our in house
web-based call logging system, I am trying to
automate the process of filling out the same
fields over and over again I beleive the problem
is due to the elements you are trying to attach
to are set in a frameset.

I have proved this by connecting directly to the
source page for the frame with the script and it

fills out all the fields no problems, when i try
it within the frameset i get the error:

Property 'value' cannot be found on this object;
make sure it exists and is settable.

I need to somehow get the equivalent of something
like frameset.child.getelementsbyname("name")

but I dont know how to acheive this.

if I get a resolution I'll keep you posted.

Henson Sturgill wrote:

Trouble setting form value with IE COM Object

04-Sep-09

I am trying to write a small script to login to the mobile Facebook site so
that I can mine the contact information from my friends (Facebook does not

have an export.) Unfortunately, whenever I run this script I get the error:

"Property 'value' cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is
settable.
At C:\Users\BigEyedDad\Documents\fbContacts.ps1:16 char:8
+ $email. <<<< value = "test""

Here is what I have got so far:

-------[ CODE ]-------

$ie = New-Object -COM InternetExplorer.Application
$ie.navigate("http://m.facebook.com")
$ie.visible = $true

start-sleep 5

$email = $ie.document.getElementsByName("email")

$pass = $ie.document.getElementsByName("pass")
$button = $ie.document.getElementsByName("login")

start-sleep 1

$email.value = "test"

-------[ END CODE ]-------

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Friday, September 04, 2009 12:43 AM
Henson Sturgill wrote:

Trouble setting form value with IE COM Object

I am trying to write a small script to login to the mobile Facebook site so
that I can mine the contact information from my friends (Facebook does not

have an export.) Unfortunately, whenever I run this script I get the error:

"Property 'value' cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is
settable.
At C:\Users\BigEyedDad\Documents\fbContacts.ps1:16 char:8
+ $email. <<<< value = "test""

Here is what I have got so far:

-------[ CODE ]-------

$ie = New-Object -COM InternetExplorer.Application
$ie.navigate("http://m.facebook.com")
$ie.visible = $true

start-sleep 5

$email = $ie.document.getElementsByName("email")

$pass = $ie.document.getElementsByName("pass")
$button = $ie.document.getElementsByName("login")

start-sleep 1

$email.value = "test"

-------[ END CODE ]-------

On Friday, September 04, 2009 10:11 PM
Marco Shaw [MVP] wrote:

I have not checked your post in any detail, but this might
I have not checked your post in any detail, but this might help:
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com/2007/01/automated-web-forms.html

Marco

On Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:35 PM
Richard Forth wrote:

frameset dom object problem

I am having a similar problem with our in house web-based call logging system, I am trying to automate the process of filling out the same fields over and over again I beleive the problem is due to the elements you are trying to attach to are set in a frameset.

I have proved this by connecting directly to the source page for the frame with the script and it fills out oall the fields no problems, when i try it within the frameset i get the error:

Property 'value' cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is settable.

I need to somehow get the equivalent of somethign liek frameset.child.getelementsbyname("name")

but I dont know how to acheive this. if I get a resolution I'll keep you posted.

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[richardforth]

frameset dom object problem
Richard Forth replied to Marco Shaw [MVP] on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:35 PM

I am having a similar problem with our in house
web-based call logging system, I am trying to
automate the process of filling out the same
fields over and over again I beleive the problem
is due to the elements you are trying to attach
to are set in a frameset.

I have proved this by connecting directly to the
source page for the frame with the script and it
fills out all the fields no problems, when i try

it within the frameset i get the error:

Property 'value' cannot be found on this object;
make sure it exists and is settable.

I need to somehow get the equivalent of something

like frameset.child.getelementsbyname("name")
but I dont know how to acheive this.

if I get a resolution I'll keep you posted.

Henson Sturgill wrote:

Trouble setting form value with IE COM Object
04-Sep-09

I am trying to write a small script to login to the mobile Facebook site so
that I can mine the contact information from my friends (Facebook does not

have an export.) Unfortunately, whenever I run this script I get the error:

"Property 'value' cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is
settable.
At C:\Users\BigEyedDad\Documents\fbContacts.ps1:16 char:8
+ $email. <<<< value = "test""

Here is what I have got so far:

-------[ CODE ]-------

$ie = New-Object -COM InternetExplorer.Application
$ie.navigate("http://m.facebook.com")
$ie.visible = $true

start-sleep 5

$email = $ie.document.getElementsByName("email")

$pass = $ie.document.getElementsByName("pass")
$button = $ie.document.getElementsByName("login")

start-sleep 1

$email.value = "test"

-------[ END CODE ]-------

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Friday, September 04, 2009 12:43 AM
Henson Sturgill wrote:

Trouble setting form value with IE COM Object

I am trying to write a small script to login to the mobile Facebook site so
that I can mine the contact information from my friends (Facebook does not

have an export.) Unfortunately, whenever I run this script I get the error:

"Property 'value' cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is
settable.
At C:\Users\BigEyedDad\Documents\fbContacts.ps1:16 char:8
+ $email. <<<< value = "test""

Here is what I have got so far:

-------[ CODE ]-------

$ie = New-Object -COM InternetExplorer.Application
$ie.navigate("http://m.facebook.com")
$ie.visible = $true

start-sleep 5

$email = $ie.document.getElementsByName("email")

$pass = $ie.document.getElementsByName("pass")
$button = $ie.document.getElementsByName("login")

start-sleep 1

$email.value = "test"

-------[ END CODE ]-------

On Friday, September 04, 2009 10:11 PM
Marco Shaw [MVP] wrote:

I have not checked your post in any detail, but this might
I have not checked your post in any detail, but this might help:
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com/2007/01/automated-web-forms.html

Marco

On Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:35 PM
Richard Forth wrote:

frameset dom object problem
I am having a similar problem with our in house web-based call logging system, I am trying to automate the process of filling out the same fields over and over again I beleive the problem is due to the elements you are trying to attach to are set in a frameset.

I have proved this by connecting directly to the source page for the frame with the script and it fills out oall the fields no problems, when i try it within the frameset i get the error:

Property 'value' cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is settable.

I need to somehow get the equivalent of somethign liek frameset.child.getelementsbyname("name")

but I dont know how to acheive this. if I get a resolution I'll keep you posted.

On Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:42 PM
Richard Forth wrote:

COM Object problem powershell / frames

frameset dom object problem
Richard Forth replied to Marco Shaw [MVP] on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:35 PM

I am having a similar problem with our in house
web-based call logging system, I am trying to
automate the process of filling out the same
fields over and over again I beleive the problem
is due to the elements you are trying to attach
to are set in a frameset.

I have proved this by connecting directly to the
source page for the frame with the script and it
fills out all the fields no problems, when i try

it within the frameset i get the error:

Property 'value' cannot be found on this object;
make sure it exists and is settable.

I need to somehow get the equivalent of something

like frameset.child.getelementsbyname("name")
but I dont know how to acheive this.

if I get a resolution I'll keep you posted.

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[X22degg5]

'I had this problem with frames in vbscript. There is a "frames"
colleciton, something like this. I made the arbitrary assumption that the
frame with the most elements was the frame I wanted to fill out the form in.

Set oDoc = objDoc.Document
hhh = oDoc.GetElementsByTagName("Frame").length
for ggg = 0 to hhh - 1
BiggestFrame1 =
oDoc.frames(ggg).document.getElementsByTagName("*").length
If BiggestFrame < BiggestFrame1 then
BiggestFrame = Biggestframe1
LLLL = ggg
End If
next
'then something like:

FFFFF = odoc.frames(LLLL).document.getElementsByTagName("input").length
for FFctr = 0 to FFFFF -1
'msgbox
odoc.frames(LLLL).document.getElementsByTagName("input").item(FFctr).name
If
odoc.frames(LLLL).document.getElementsByTagName("input").item(FFctr).name =
"Some name" then
odoc.frames(LLLL).document.getElementsByTagName("input").item(FFctr).value
= param
exit for
End If
next

' I am way too new to powershell to convert vbscript to powershell, but, I
found that the frames get addressed as an array. I wound up hardcoding the
array number:
If odoc.frames(2).document.getElementsByTagName("input").item(FFctr).name =
"somename" then
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> frameset dom object problem
> Richard Forth replied to Marco Shaw [MVP] on Wednesday, April 28, 2010
> 12:35 PM
>

[rawrr]

Try using getElementById, currently you are retrieving an array which is why .value would be null.