[Webtest] Clicking a button not working in form

Noam Aigerman Noam Aigerman <noama@answers.com>
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:15:41 +0300


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Hi, I am trying to click the button in the following form:

<form id="addrelatedlink" name="addrelatedlink" action="/Q/What about
0aX6Xruq87pVrEtsu8qQ&action=editrelatedlink" method="POST"
enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded">
Title:
</td><td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 5px;">
<input id="new_title" type=text name="new_title" value="" maxlength=100
size=80 onkeydown="javascript:urlTitleTooLong()"
onkeypress="javascript:urlTitleTooLong()"  />
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="color:#666666;">
<td></td>
<td style="font-style:italic;padding-left: 5px; width: 78px;
vertical-align: top; padding-top: 5px;">Examples:</td>
<td><ul
style="list-style-type:none;list-style-position:outside;margin-left:0;">
<li>WebMD</li><li> BBC: Somali troops close in on capital</li><li>
Answers.com: North Korea</li></ul>
</td></tr>
<tr><td><br/></td></tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN=RIGHT>URL/Address:</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 5px;"><input type=text
name="new_url" value="" size=80></td></tr>
<tr style="color:#666666;">
<td></td>
<td style="font-style:italic;padding-left: 5px; width: 78px;
vertical-align: top; padding-top: 5px;">Examples:</td>
<td>
<ul
style="list-style-type:none;list-style-position:outside;margin-left:0;">
<li>http://www.WebMD.com/</li>
<li>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6214379.stm</li>
<li>http://www.answers.com/topic/north-korea</li><ul></TD></tr>
<tr><td><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"align="center">
<input type="hidden" name="wpSave" value="1"/>
<input type="image" style="margin-top: 15px; cursor: pointer;"
src="http://wa-trunk/templates/icons/bn_add_link.gif?v=28252" title="Add
Link" name="wpSaveButton" value="Add Link"/>
</form>

 

I tried doing

clickButton xpath='//input[@name="wpSaveButton"]'/>

or

clickButton xpath='//input[@name="wpSave"]'/>

or

<clickElement htmlid="addrelatedlink"/>

 

All of them don't fail. But also, non of them leads to a new page (there
isn't a "resulting page" in the results), and the data isn't posted, so
I guess although it can find the button, and it presumes it clicked it,
it doesn't call the JS... any idea?

Thanks, Noam


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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi, I am trying to click the button in the following form:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<pre><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>form</span><span class=attribute-name> id</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;addrelatedlink&quot; </span><span
class=attribute-name>name</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;addrelatedlink&quot; </span><span
class=attribute-name>action</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;/Q/What about 0aX6Xruq87pVrEtsu8qQ&amp;action=editrelatedlink&quot; </span><span
class=attribute-name>method</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;POST&quot; </span><span
class=attribute-name>enctype</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;application/x-www-form-urlencoded&quot;</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Title:<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>td</span>&gt;&lt;<span class=start-tag>td</span><span
class=attribute-name> colspan</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;2&quot; </span><span
class=attribute-name>style</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;padding-left: 5px;&quot;</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>input</span><span class=attribute-name> id</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;new_title&quot; </span><span class=attribute-name>type</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>text </span><span class=attribute-name>name</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;new_title&quot; </span><span class=attribute-name>value</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;&quot; </span><span class=attribute-name>maxlength</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>100 </span><span class=attribute-name>size</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>80 </span><span class=attribute-name>onkeydown</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;javascript:urlTitleTooLong()&quot;&nbsp; </span><span
class=attribute-name>onkeypress</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;javascript:urlTitleTooLong()&quot;&nbsp; </span><span
class=attribute-name>/</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>td</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;/<span class=end-tag>tr</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre
id=line380><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>tr</span><span class=attribute-name> style</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;color:#666666;&quot;</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>td</span>&gt;&lt;/<span class=end-tag>td</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>td</span><span class=attribute-name> style</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;font-style:italic;padding-left: 5px; width: 78px; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 5px;&quot;</span>&gt;Examples:&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>td</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span class=start-tag>td</span>&gt;&lt;<span
class=start-tag>ul</span><span class=attribute-name> style</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:outside;margin-left:0;&quot;</span>&gt; &lt;<span
class=start-tag>li</span>&gt;WebMD&lt;/<span class=end-tag>li</span>&gt;&lt;<span
class=start-tag>li</span>&gt; BBC: Somali troops close in on capital&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>li</span>&gt;&lt;<span class=start-tag>li</span>&gt; Answers.com: <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">North Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region>&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>li</span>&gt;&lt;/<span class=end-tag>ul</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>td</span>&gt;&lt;/<span class=end-tag>tr</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>tr</span>&gt;&lt;<span class=start-tag>td</span>&gt;&lt;<span
class=start-tag>br</span><span class=attribute-name>/</span>&gt;&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>td</span>&gt;&lt;/<span class=end-tag>tr</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>tr</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span class=start-tag>td</span><span
class=attribute-name> ALIGN</span>=<span class=attribute-value>RIGHT</span>&gt;URL/Address:&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>td</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span class=start-tag>td</span><span
class=attribute-name> colspan</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;2&quot; </span><span
class=attribute-name>style</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;padding-left: 5px;&quot;</span>&gt;&lt;<span
class=start-tag>input</span><span class=attribute-name> type</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>text </span><span class=attribute-name>name</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;new_url&quot; </span><span class=attribute-name>value</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;&quot; </span><span class=attribute-name>size</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>80</span>&gt;&lt;/<span class=end-tag>td</span>&gt;&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>tr</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre id=line389><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>tr</span><span class=attribute-name> style</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;color:#666666;&quot;</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>td</span>&gt;&lt;/<span class=end-tag>td</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>td</span><span class=attribute-name> style</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;font-style:italic;padding-left: 5px; width: 78px; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 5px;&quot;</span>&gt;Examples:&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>td</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span class=start-tag>td</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>ul</span><span class=attribute-name> style</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:outside;margin-left:0;&quot;</span>&gt;&lt;<span
class=start-tag>li</span>&gt;http://www.WebMD.com/&lt;/<span class=end-tag>li</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>li</span>&gt;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6214379.stm&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>li</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span class=start-tag>li</span>&gt;http://www.answers.com/topic/north-korea&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>li</span>&gt;&lt;<span class=start-tag>ul</span>&gt;&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>TD</span>&gt;&lt;/<span class=end-tag>tr</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>tr</span>&gt;&lt;<span class=start-tag>td</span>&gt;&lt;<span
class=start-tag>br</span><span class=attribute-name>/</span>&gt;&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>td</span>&gt;&lt;/<span class=end-tag>tr</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>tr</span>&gt;&lt;<span class=start-tag>td</span><span
class=attribute-name> colspan</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;3&quot;</span><span
class=attribute-name>align</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;center&quot;</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>input</span><span class=attribute-name> type</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;hidden&quot; </span><span class=attribute-name>name</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;wpSave&quot; </span><span class=attribute-name>value</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;1&quot;</span><span class=attribute-name>/</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;<span
class=start-tag>input</span><span class=attribute-name> type</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;image&quot; </span><span class=attribute-name>style</span>=<span
class=attribute-value>&quot;margin-top: 15px; cursor: pointer;&quot; </span><span
class=attribute-name>src</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;http://wa-trunk/templates/icons/bn_add_link.gif?v=28252&quot; </span><span
class=attribute-name>title</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;Add Link&quot; </span><span
class=attribute-name>name</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;wpSaveButton&quot; </span><span
class=attribute-name>value</span>=<span class=attribute-value>&quot;Add Link&quot;</span><span
class=attribute-name>/</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;/<span
class=end-tag>form</span>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I tried doing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>clickButton xpath='//input[@name=&quot;wpSaveButton&quot;]'/&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>or<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>clickButton xpath='//input[@name=&quot;wpSave&quot;]'/&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>or<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&lt;clickElement htmlid=&quot;addrelatedlink&quot;/&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All of them don&#8217;t fail. But also, non of them leads to a new
page (there isn&#8217;t a &#8220;resulting page&#8221; in the results), and the data isn&#8217;t
posted, so I guess although it can find the button, and it presumes it clicked
it, it doesn&#8217;t call the JS&#8230; any idea?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks, Noam<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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