Trying to interact with a exiting browser window - vba

I am trying to work on a page thats already opened, I have managed to find and interact with the window, but I cant seem click on the button the search button. See code below:
Dim ele As Object
Set idoc = ie.Document
Dim eles As mshtml.IHTMLElementCollection
Set eles = idoc.getElementsByTagName("button")
Set objshell = CreateObject("shell.application")
intwincnt = objshell.Windows.Count
For inTWinNo = 0 To (intwincnt - 1)
strwintitle = objshell.Windows(inTWinNo).Document.Title
If strwintitle = "Articles" Then
Set ie = objshell.Windows(inTWinNo).Document
Exit For
End If
Next
ie.getElementsByName("vin")(0).Value = "test"
Set ele = ie.Document.getElementsById("vin-button")
ele.Click
<button class="btn btn-primary" id="vin-utton"type="submit">DECODE</button>

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How to select IE tabs after simulate click

I'm making a simple script which can open a site, find a button, click on it (open a new tab) and find data on the new tab. I'm blocked in a dump point : how can i access the data on the new tab ?
thanks a lot !
Sub testWebOpenTabAndFocus()
Dim i As Long
Dim IE As Object
Dim objElement As Object
Dim objCollection As Object
' open new IE window
Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
IE.Visible = True
' Send the form data To URL As POST binary request
IE.navigate "somesite.com"
'..... some code to search about a button
objElement.Click ' click button to load a new tab
' Wait while IE re-loading...
While IE.Busy
DoEvents
Wend
' finding the new tab with Windows(x)
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
IE_count = objShell.Windows.Count
For x = 0 To (IE_count - 1)
On Error Resume Next ' sometimes more web pages are counted than are open
my_title = objShell.Windows(x).Document.Title
If my_title Like "*Analysis Application*" Then
Set IE = objShell.Windows(x) 'this is my new tab
End If
Next
'Some code to be runned on the new tab
'but its not working because it still has the focus on previous tab
'Unload IE
Set IE = Nothing
Set objElement = Nothing
Set objCollection = Nothing
End Sub
Try to replace below code part in your above code may help to fix the issue.
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
IE_count = objShell.Windows.Count
For x = 0 To (IE_count - 1)
On Error Resume Next
' sometimes more web pages are counted than are open
If x.Name = "Internet Explorer" And TypeName(x.document) = "HTMLDocument" Then
my_title = objShell.Windows(x).document.Title
Debug.Print (my_title)
If my_title Like "*Analysis Application*" Then
Set IE = objShell.Windows(x) 'this is my new tab
End If
End If
Next
If issue persist than try to provide detailed information like on which line you are getting error or you stuck there with error message may give us more idea about the issue.

Issue with finding element on Amazon Seller homepage with VBA code

I recently came across a new problem while working with my Excel VBA code in order to automate the input a value from a cell (order number) into Amazon's search box and searching for the order. I can't seem to locate the proper object to reference the search button on the homepage of the Amazon Seller home page in order to click and proceed. My code is this:
Option Explicit
Dim HTMLDoc As HTMLDocument
Dim MyBrowser As InternetExplorer
Sub MyAmazonSeller()
Dim MyHTML_Element As IHTMLElement
Dim MyURL As String
Dim oSignInLink As HTMLLinkElement
Dim oInputEmail As HTMLInputElement
Dim oInputPassword As HTMLInputElement
Dim oInputSigninButton As HTMLInputButtonElement
Dim oInputSearchOrder As HTMLInputElement
Dim oInputSearchButton As HTMLInputButtonElement
MyURL = "https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/homepage.html"
Set MyBrowser = New InternetExplorer
' Open the browser and navigate.
With MyBrowser
.Silent = True
.Navigate MyURL
.Visible = True
Do
DoEvents
Loop Until .ReadyState = READYSTATE_COMPLETE
End With
' Get the html document.
Set HTMLDoc = MyBrowser.Document
' See if you have the sign in link is because you are in the main
' page
Set oSignInLink = HTMLDoc.getElementById("signin-button-container")
If Not oSignInLink Is Nothing Then
oSignInLink.Click
Do
DoEvents
Loop Until MyBrowser.ReadyState = READYSTATE_COMPLETE
End If
' Get the email field and the next button
Set oInputEmail = HTMLDoc.getElementById("username")
Set oInputPassword = HTMLDoc.getElementById("password")
' Click the button and wait
oInputEmail.Value = "xxxxxxxxx#xxxxxx.net"
' Get the password field and the sign in button
Set oInputPassword = HTMLDoc.getElementById("password")
Set oInputSigninButton = HTMLDoc.getElementById("sign-in-button")
' Click the button and wait
oInputPassword.Value = "xxxxxxxx"
oInputSigninButton.Click
Do
DoEvents
Loop Until MyBrowser.ReadyState = READYSTATE_COMPLETE
Set oInputSearchOrder = HTMLDoc.getElementById("sc-search-field")
oInputSearchOrder.Value = "110-7706193-5695453"
Set oInputSearchButton = HTMLDoc.getElementByClassName("sc-search-button")
oInputSearchButton.Click
Do
DoEvents
Loop Until MyBrowser.ReadyState = READYSTATE_COMPLETE
Err_Clear:
If Err <> 0 Then
Err.Clear
Resume Next
End If
End Sub
The section right before the Err_Clear is the new snippet of code I've been trying to modify and work with. It seems that the search button does not have a proper ID, so therefore is more difficult to reference. I am getting an Error 91 every time the code gets to the second to last snippet.

VBA - Addressing Internet Explorer tabs

Strangely enough I didn't find any information on the topic and I'm currently stuck at the point where I managed to open a new tab in an instance of IE by programmatically clicking a button, but I haven't the faintest clue of how to address the new tab in order to get information from there (the button basically brings up a new tab with the result of a search).
This is basically a straightforward question, but I'm including my code anyway:
Sub AddInfoFromIntranet()
Dim Ie As SHDocVw.InternetExplorer
Dim URL As String
Dim iFrames As MSHTML.IHTMLElementCollection
Dim iFrame As MSHTML.HTMLFrameElement
Dim Doc As MSHTML.HTMLDocument
Dim InputBox As MSHTML.IHTMLElementCollection, htmlButton, allTags, Tag
' Opens Intranet - yeah, sadly it's not a public web page
URL = "{My intranet website}"
Set Ie = New SHDocVw.InternetExplorer
With Ie
.navigate URL
.Visible = True
While .Busy Or .readyState <> READYSTATE_COMPLETE: DoEvents: Wend
Set Doc = .document
End With
' Gets top_window frame and navigates to it, then inserts the name to search
Set iFrames = Doc.getElementsByName("top_window")
If Not iFrames Is Nothing Then
Set iFrame = iFrames(0)
Ie.navigate URL & iFrame.src
While Ie.Busy Or Ie.readyState <> READYSTATE_COMPLETE: DoEvents: Wend
Set InputBox = Doc.getElementsByName("Nachnamevalue")
If Not InputBox Is Nothing Then InputBox(0).Value = "test"
' Clicks on "search"
Set allTags = Doc.getElementsByTagName("input")
For Each Tag In allTags
If Tag.Value = "suchen" Then
Tag.Click
Exit For
End If
Next
' Here a new tab is opened, must find info in this tab
While Ie.Busy Or Ie.readyState <> READYSTATE_COMPLETE: DoEvents: Wend
' HERE I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO WRITE. THE CODE ABOVE WORKS FLAWLESSLY
End If
Set Doc = Nothing
Set iFrames = Nothing
Set iFrame = Nothing
Set InputBox = Nothing
Set allTags = Nothing
Set Ie = Nothing
Ie.Quit
End Sub
Now, is there a way to address a tab by: 1) its name (and where do I find it) 2) its position in browser 3) the status (if it is "active") ?
Bonus questions: since I am new to VBA and Internet Explorer interaction, what exactly are the variables: htmlButton, allTags, Tag ? Also, could anyone explain if I need to set all the variables at the end to nothing, or I just need to set the Internet Explorer to nothing?
Thanks in advance!
See below for a function you can use to get an open IE document window - I don't think IE exposes any simple (VBA-accessible) API for working directly with tabs or determining whether a specific tab is active.
allTags is a collection of DOM elements with type "" , and Tag is a single memeber of that collection.
You do not have to set objects to Nothing before exiting a Sub (though some people still do that) - the VBA runtime will take care of that for you.
Sub TestGetIE()
Dim IE As Object
Set IE = GetIE("http://stackoverflow.com")
If Not IE Is Nothing Then
IE.document.execCommand "Print", False, 0
End If
End Sub
'Get a reference to an open IE window based on its URL
Function GetIE(sLocation As String) As Object
Dim objShell As Object, objShellWindows As Object, o As Object
Dim sURL As String
Dim retVal As Object
Set retVal = Nothing
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set objShellWindows = objShell.Windows
For Each o In objShellWindows
sURL = ""
On Error Resume Next
'check the URL and if it's the one you want then
' assign it to the return value
sURL = o.document.Location
On Error GoTo 0
'Debug.Print sURL
If sURL Like sLocation & "*" Then
Set retVal = o
Exit For
End If
Next o
Set GetIE = retVal
End Function

javascript not working wen invoking IE using VBA

I am trying to click on a dropdown Options list via VBA programmatically. But the selection of the option works but the JavaScript associated to the click doesn't work.
I tried the both options - .click & .focus.
But both these doesn't invoke the associated javascript.
See below the code
Set ElementCol = appIE.Document.getElementsByTagName("option")
For Each obj In ElementCol
If obj.innerHTML = "abc" Then
obj.Selected = True
obj.Focus
obj.click
Exit For
End If
Next obj
in IE it's:
<select>
<option value="abc">abc </option>
<option value="def">def</option>
</select>
How about this:
Sub DOM_SetSelect()
Dim oIE As Object
Dim oBody As Variant
Dim oSelect As Variant
Set oIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
oIE.Visible = True
oIE.Navigate ("http://www.tizag.com/htmlT/htmlselect.php")
While oIE.ReadyState <> 4
DoEvents
Wend
Set oBody = oIE.Document.body
Set oSelect = oBody.GetElementsByTagName("select")(0)
oSelect.selectedindex = 2
End Sub
If you want to set by value, then use
oSelect.value = "CA" 'in the demo website that I've added
FireEvent is used to trigger the javascript event attached to any element.
Try this
obj.FireEvent("onclick")
You may even try this
obj.execScript "onclick()", "JavaScript"

I need to find and press a button on a webpage using VBA

I have written a macro that will open a webpage, find the spots I need to put the data into, and then I want the macro to hit a prefill button, then hit Ok.
The page source code for the button is:
<input type="text" size="30" maxlength="40" name="name" id="name">
<input type="button" value="Prefill" onclick="prefill()">
I've been searching for answers all week and I think I have a basic understanding of how this is supposed to work by running a loop to search for it, but I'm having no luck in my endeavor of actually getting this to work.
Can someone show me the loop that will search my page for this button?
Thank you in advance.
Requested code so far
Private Sub Populate_Click()
Dim i As Long
Dim IE As Object
Dim objElement As Object
Dim objCollection As Object
Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
IE.Visible = True
IE.Navigate "website" 'make sure you've logged into the page
Do
DoEvents
Loop Until IE.READYSTATE = 3
Do
DoEvents
Loop Until IE.READYSTATE = 4
ActiveSheet.EnableCalculation = False
ActiveSheet.EnableCalculation = True
Call IE.document.getelementbyid("name").SetAttribute("value", ActiveSheet.Range("b2").Value)
Call IE.document.getelementbyid("aw_login").SetAttribute("value", ActiveSheet.Range("a2").Value)
Set objCollection = IE.document.getElementsByTagName("input")
i = 0
While i < objCollection.Length
If objCollection(i).Type = "button" And _
objCollection(i).Name = "Prefill" Then
Set objElement = objCollection(i)
End If
i = i + 1
Wend
objElement.Click
End Sub
Looks like you are pretty close, this is what I have used to do something similiar
With ie.document
Set elems = .getelementsbytagname("input")
For Each e In elems
If (e.getattribute("className") = "saveComment") Then
e.Click
Exit For
End If
Next e
End With
You will probably just have to change the if statement.
I also notice that your code refers to .Name = "Prefill" but your html snippet refers to .value = "Prefill"