Set attribute of an element

[SimSel]

Hi!

I am trying to automate uploading an image. The uploader is a Flash object and using AutoIt is not an option. So I am trying to work my way around this with webdriver.
The idea is to 'set' the value attribute of the image uploader with a link pointing to an image saved on the server. My question is, is there a method to set the attribute of an element in webdriver? I know there is one to get value (get_attribute) . I am using python + webdriver.

The input field is:

<input type="hidden" value="" name="allImages" id="allImages">

and I have tried :

        image = wd.find_element_by_id("allImages")
        image.value = "http://optimusprime/uploads/b31f8a31-9d4e-49a6-b613-fb902de6a823.jpg"

The script runs without error, but the attribute value is not set. Can anybody please point me to the right way of setting attributes? (if there is one)

Thanks in advance!
S

[Peter Gale]

No, none in WebDriver, since it aims to imitate a user and a user cannot set attributes directly.

You could execute some javascript, though, and have this set the attribute.

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[Simon Stewart]

Using the "execute_script" method is the recommended approach in this case.

Simon

[Snehal Bhat]

Thanks Peter,Simon! That was my guess too. Will have to dig in and learn some javascript