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.
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I tried to open website using below VBA code:
Dim IE As Object
Dim doc As Object
Dim strURL As String
Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
With IE '
.Visible = True
.navigate "https://Google.com"
Do Until .readyState = 4
DoEvents
Loop
It's working for website like "google" etc.
But when I tried to open specific site like my company PLM " Agile (https://agileplm.XXXX.com/Agile/default/login-cms.jsp)" throwing error
"The remote server machine does not exist or is unavailable"
I could open the web page on explorer but throwing error while executing from below line
Do Until .readyState = 4
DoEvents
Loop
Is this due to any protection over site or not?
I used early binding on this and created the object InternetExplorerMedium rather than InternetExplorer and it seemed to work.
The issue is that Internet Explorer disconnects from VBA (In my case some internal security settings). The solution is to reconnect Internet Explorer to VBA:
Include this code after the line IE is not responsive anymore and the existing Internet Explorer window will be assigned to = IEObject1
Dim shellWins As SHDocVw.ShellWindows
Dim explorer As SHDocVw.InternetExplorer
Set shellWins = New SHDocVw.ShellWindows
For Each explorer In shellWins
If explorer.Name = "Internet Explorer" Then
Set IEObject1 = explorer
Debug.Print explorer.LocationURL
Debug.Print explorer.LocationName
End If
Next
Set shellWins = Nothing
Set explorer = Nothing
If you have several IE windows open then this code picks the last one. You can choose between the windows by using the URL or LocationName if you need several open windows.
Try to make a test with example code below may help you to solve your issue.
Sub Automate_IE_Load_Page()
'This will load a webpage in IE
Dim i As Long
Dim URL As String
Dim IE As Object
Dim objElement As Object
Dim objCollection As Object
'Create InternetExplorer Object
Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
'Set IE.Visible = True to make IE visible, or False for IE to run in the background
IE.Visible = True
'Define URL
URL = "https://agileplm.xxxx.com/Agile/default/login-cms.jsp"
'Navigate to URL
IE.Navigate URL
' Statusbar let's user know website is loading
Application.StatusBar = URL & " is loading. Please wait..."
' Wait while IE loading...
'IE ReadyState = 4 signifies the webpage has loaded (the first loop is set to avoid inadvertently skipping over the second loop)
Do While IE.ReadyState = 4: DoEvents: Loop 'Do While
Do Until IE.ReadyState = 4: DoEvents: Loop 'Do Until
'Webpage Loaded
Application.StatusBar = URL & " Loaded"
'Unload IE
Set IE = Nothing
Set objElement = Nothing
Set objCollection = Nothing
End Sub
Reference:
Automate Internet Explorer (IE) Using VBA
If your issue persist than try to provide a detailed information, Whether you are having issue with opening the page or you got an error while checking the ready state of IE. We will try to provide further suggestions.
Dim IE As Object
Dim doc As Object
Dim strURL As String
Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
With IE
.Visible = True
.navigate "https://Google.com"
End With
For Each win In CreateObject("Shell.Application").Windows
If win.Name Like "*Internet Explorer" Then
Set IE = win: Exit For
End If
Next
With IE
Do Until .readyState = 4
DoEvents
Loop
I'm trying to connect to already opened IE window, but I have some problem at 2nd line
Run time error 429 ActiveX Component can't create object
I have added references also still not able to access the IE window. Below is the code.
Sub A()
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
IE_count = objShell.Windows.Count
For x = 0 To (IE_count - 1)
my_url = objShell.Windows(x).Document.Location
my_title = objShell.Windows(x).Document.Title
if my_title Like "Put your webpage title here" & "*" Then
Set ie = objShell.Windows(x)
Exit For
Else
End If
Next
End Sub
Two things -
Declare 'ie' in your code.
IE_Count
IE_count = objShell.Windows.Count should be IE_count =
objShell.Windows().Count. Please refer -
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb773969(v=vs.85).aspx
Hope correcting these will get your code working
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.
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
I have made a macro to read text from a saved html page/file. I now need to make it more advance by reading an already open webpage. would really appreciate the help
Need to replace the line
URL = "file:///C:/test.html"
with something that will read an open webpage. I can make sure that there is only one tab open. I'm using the latest IE
Dim URL As String
Dim Data As String
URL = "file:///C:/test.html"
Dim ie As Object
Dim ieDoc As Object
Set ie = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
ie.navigate URL
Do Until (ie.readyState = 4 And Not ie.Busy)
DoEvents
Loop
Set ieDoc = ie.Document
Data = ieDoc.body.innerText
If you know the title or url of the already open webpage you're looking for, then this code will let you control it
' Determine if a specific instance of IE is already open.
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_url = objShell.Windows(x).Document.Location
my_title = objShell.Windows(x).Document.Title
'You can use my_title of my_url, whichever you want
If my_title Like "Put your webpage title here" & "*" Then 'identify the existing web page
Set ie = objShell.Windows(x)
Exit For
Else
End If
Next
Use this code to get the currently running internet explorer (work atleast with IE9):
Dim ie As Object
Dim objShell As Object
Dim objWindow As Object
Dim objItem As Object
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set objWindow = objShell.Windows()
For Each objItem In objWindow
If LCase(objItem.FullName Like "*iexplore*") Then
Set ie = objItem
End If
Next objItem
MsgBox ie.Document.body.innertext
' Add reference to
' - Microsoft Internet Controls (SHDocVw)
' - Microsoft Shell Controls and Automation (Shell32)
' Find all running instances of IE and get web page Url
' Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb773974(v=vs.85).aspx
' Useful link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb776890(v=vs.85).aspx
Sub main()
Dim browsers
Set browsers = GetBrowsers
Dim browser
Dim url
For Each browser In browsers
url = browser.document.Location.href
Debug.Print CStr(url)
Next browser
End Sub
Public Function GetBrowsers() As Collection
Dim browsers As New Collection
Dim shellApp As Shell32.Shell
Dim wnds As SHDocVw.ShellWindows
Set shellApp = New Shell
Set wnds = shellApp.Windows
Dim i As Integer
Dim ie As SHDocVw.WebBrowser
Dim name
For i = 1 To wnds.Count
Set ie = wnds(i)
If ie Is Nothing Then GoTo continue
If UCase(ie.FullName) Like "*IEXPLORE.EXE" Then
browsers.Add ie
End If
continue:
Next i
Set GetBrowsers = browsers
Set shellApp = Nothing
End Function