WebBrowser filling in values by name instead of ID

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I'm working on a form filling software, and I was wondering how would I go about selecting a field via name attribute or even CSS selector/XPath (like in selenium) via a web browser? Instead of findbyid?

Or Selenium RC is my only option?

Question is not very specific. Are you writing Selenium automated tests? — Ripon Al Wasim, Sep 12 '12 at 11:23

Matthew · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-06T20:05:35.037

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You can use XPath to select your elements.

Examples are on this page: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/SEL/Help+With+XPath

Selenium supports many different locator types. Use the "xpath=" prefix for XPath locators, except where "xpath" is already in the method name.

//form//input[@name="myFormFieldName"]

EDIT To test on http://google.com

Command: type
Target: //form//input[@name="q"]
Value: TEST

After running this command, the input box on google.com should have the word TEST written on it.

edited Sep 06 '12 at 20:05

answered Sep 06 '12 at 19:41

Matthew

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I was trying to find a way to avoid using Selenium and just do it with WebBrowser – Saulius Antanavicius Sep 06 '12 at 20:15
Sizzle and jQuery add selectors, but you're not going to be able to fill in a form without loading some JavaScript into the page, and unless it's your page, that ain't gonna work. – Ross Patterson Sep 11 '12 at 23:57

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 11 '12 at 23:55

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Selenium isn't your only answer, but if you're trying to automate a web site, it's one of the few answers. A web browser alone won't do the job.

answered Sep 11 '12 at 23:55

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