Question:
I have a input type=text inputboxes on a webpage I load and fill with values and click the submit button which works fine:
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$ie=New-Object -comobject InternetExplorer.Application $ie.visible=$true $ie.Navigate("https://myurl/test.html") while($ie.busy){Start-Sleep 1} $ie.Document.getElementById("field_firstName").value="Firstname" $ie.Document.getElementById("field_lastName").value="Lastname" $ie.Document.getElementById("btn_upload").Click() while($ie.busy){Start-Sleep 1} |
I’d also like to populate a input type=file box with c:\temp\test.txt and upload this.
I read that because of security reasons the value= is not supported from the browsers.
Is there any workaround to do this with PowerShell?
Maybe “click” the browse button and select the file or use sendkeys?
Answer:
Check Jaykul’s post. He uses Watin for automation. Just download the assembly and try. I was able to set the value and then submit the form like this:
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$WatinPath = 'c:\bin\watin\WatiN.Core.dll' #path with downloaded assembly $watin = [Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFrom( $WatinPath ) $ie = new-object WatiN.Core.IE("https://myurl/test.html") $file1 = $ie.FileUpload('file1') #id of the input $file1.set('C:\temp\test.txt') # path to the file # and now just find the button and click on it $o = $ie.Button('send') #send is id of the submit button $o.Click() |
I understand your reasons to use IE instead of WebClient and similar classes, however use them in other cases if possible.
Edit:
In case you don’t have ID of the element, but only the name, you can try
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$f = $ie.FileUpload({param($fu) $fu.GetAttributeValue("name") -eq 'the name you have' }) |
or
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$f = $ie.FileUploads | ? { $_.GetAttributeValue("name") -eq 'the name you have' } |