Open Dialog IE Automation VBA - vba

Question

I'm trying to log into a website and then upload some photos but I'm not getting any further. When the dialog opens, I can't control it programmatically. I tried to define an object as FileDialog and also to use the Application.SendKeys but it seems that the dialog isn't an application.

Answer 1

Hello my code is like this :
1.I define an obj as internetexplorer.aplication
2.I login and then I want to upload a photo so I click the button for upload
' all works till now
3.Now I try to interact with the dialog that let's me to choose the photos programmatically and their is my problem
Thank you Paul i'll try it today out!
Best Regards
Udar

Answer 2

You'll have to use a browser object with code similar to this:
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Set browser = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
browser.Visible = True
brwser.navigate "http://stackoverflow.com/..." 'your address
Sleep 1000 'wait for 1 second
With browser.Document
Set txtUsr = .getElementsByName("Username")
Set txtPass = .getElementsByName("UserPass")
Set btnLogin = .getElementById("btnLogin")
End With
txtUsr.innerText = "User Name"
txtPass.innerText = "Password"
btnLogin.Click
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and so on...
Use DOM, and try to avoid SendKeys if possible
"Sleep" uses an API that can be declared at the top of the module like this:
Private Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)
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Edit: I noticed that you are actually trying to interact with a dialog box, not a browser page. If so, you'll need to use Windows API functions to be able to first identify it from VBA; I'd suggest using "FindWindow":
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "User32" Alias "FindWindowA" ( _
ByVal lpClassName As String, _
ByVal lpWindowName As String _
) As Long
and call it from VBA like this:
setMyDialog = FindWindow(vbNullString, dialogCaption)
then send keys to it; you can send the "Tab" key to move from one text box to the next
If the website is using this dialog to allow you to select multiple images it will be more challenging to automate; you'll have to use other recordings methods to simulate multiple file selections or drag-and-drop actions with the mouse
Here are some links that can help with API functions:
How To Get a Window Handle Without Specifying an Exact Title (microsoft.com)
API Declarations for VB and VBA (microsoft.com)
stackoverflow.com/questions/25098263/ (How to use FindWindow)
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Edit for your 3 questions:
"I get an error when i use the function. Something with the 64-bit system..." - you have a 64 bit version Excel so replace this declaration
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Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "User32" Alias "FindWindowA" ( _
ByVal lpClassName As String, _
ByVal lpWindowName As String _
) As Long
with this one:
Private Declare PtrSafe Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" ( _
ByVal lpClassName As String, _
ByVal lpWindowName As String
) As LongPtr
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"When i copy the function VBA says that only comments may appear after End Sub..."
This is a declaration so it must be placed at the top of the module (before any other functions)
What should I write instead of "vbNullString" and "dialogCaption"??
You can still use "vbNullString" as the first argument, but you have to replace "dialogCaption" with the title of your dialog box
do not use quotation marks for vbNullString
do use quotation marks for the title of the dialog