Class: Watir::FileField

Inherits:
InputElement show all
Defined in:
lib/watir/input_elements.rb

Overview

For fields that accept file uploads Windows dialog is opened and handled in this case by autoit launching into a new process. Normally a user would not need to create this object as it is returned by the Watir::Container#file_field method

Constant Summary collapse

INPUT_TYPES =

:stopdoc:

["file"]
['Choose file', 'Choose File to Upload']

Constants inherited from Element

Element::TO_S_SIZE

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from Element

#container

Attributes included from Container

#activeObjectHighLightColor, #page_container, #type_keys, #typingspeed

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from InputElement

#initialize, #locate

Methods inherited from Element

#<=>, #activeObjectHighLightColor, #after_text, #assert_enabled, #assert_exists, #attribute_value, #before_text, #click, #click!, #click_no_wait, #document, #enabled?, #exists?, #fire_event, #flash, #focus, #initialize, #inspect, #ole_object, #ole_object=, #parent, #text, #to_s, #type_keys, #typingspeed, #visible?

Methods included from Container

#area, #areas, #button, #buttons, #cell, #cells, #checkbox, #checkboxes, #dds, #divs, #dls, #dts, #element, #elements, #ems, #file_field, #file_fields, #form, #forms, #frame, #hidden, #hiddens, #image, #images, #labels, #link, #links, #lis, #locate_all_elements, #locate_input_element, #locate_tagged_element, #log, #map, #maps, #modal_dialog, #popup, #pres, #ps, #radio, #radios, #row, #rows, #select_list, #select_lists, #set_container, #show_all_objects, #spans, #strongs, #table, #tables, #text_field, #text_fields, #wait

Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from Watir::InputElement

Instance Method Details

#set(path_to_file) ⇒ Object

set the file location in the Choose file dialog in a new process will raise a WatirException if AutoIt is not correctly installed



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# File 'lib/watir/input_elements.rb', line 492

def set(path_to_file)
  assert_exists
  require 'watir/windowhelper'
  WindowHelper.check_autoit_installed
  begin
    Thread.new do
      sleep 1 # it takes some time for popup to appear

      system %{ruby -e '
          require "win32ole"

          @autoit = WIN32OLE.new("AutoItX3.Control")
          time    = Time.now

          while (Time.now - time) < 15 # the loop will wait up to 15 seconds for popup to appear
            #{POPUP_TITLES.inspect}.each do |popup_title|
              next unless @autoit.WinWait(popup_title, "", 1) == 1

              @autoit.ControlSetText(popup_title, "", "Edit1", #{path_to_file.inspect})
              @autoit.ControlSend(popup_title, "", "Button2", "{ENTER}")
              exit
            end # each
          end # while
      '}
    end.join(1)
  rescue
    raise Watir::Exception::WatirException, "Problem accessing Choose file dialog"
  end
  click
end