SOLVED: Trouble accessing one object via DOM on webpage

[momo2000]

I’ve been working with DOM to be able to automatically populate the fields on a web page (see screen capture #1). I used iWB2 Learner to get the names of the fields and it is going well, and I have been able to access and populate/write all the input fields, such as:
(using wb := IEGet("Calendar - Bookeo") from Jethreow)

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wb.Document.All.cardType.Value := "VISADEBIT"   
wb.Document.All.cardNumber.Value := "1234123412341234"
wb.Document.All.cardHolderName.Value := "John Smith"
wb.Document.All.expiryMonth.Value := "12"
wb.Document.All.expiryYear.Value := "2021"
wb.Document.All.cvv.Value := "999"

However, I am trying to access/read the “dueNow” element (screen capture #2) via:

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var1 := wb.Document.All.dueNow.value

but have been unsuccessful.

Whereas this works:

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var1 := wb.Document.All.cardHolderName.Value

QUESTION: Is there a different way to read static text elements vs. input elements? Or is it because it is in a different part of the page (maybe a different form)? Or something else I am doing wrong? Thanks!

[momo2000]

I keep searching and looking at examples, and I think this might be an "innertext vs. value" thing. I've been successful at getting a Value from an INPUT, but a TEXTAREA(what I think that might be) (it is part of a table) might use INNERTEXT to get the value from it. Still struggling with the exact syntax to get it.

[boiler]

You should be able to just replace value with innerText.

You might also try wb.Document.forms[0].elements[9].value, where you would replace 9 with different values from 0 to whatever until you've idenified the right item on the form. It doesn't have to be a form element like an edit box in order to be considered one of the elements in this context. If it's a form, which it seems this is, every element on the page seems to be an element of it. It's just the matter of finding the right number.

[momo2000]

boiler: Thanks, you are exactly right:

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var1 := wb.Document.All.dueNow.innerText

worked flawlessly. Sometimes things are so simple, but you gotta get they syntax right . . . thanks for the assist and ending my hours of frustration!!!!!

[momo2000]

Strange, now it doesn't work?????? It absolutely was working.

[sinkfaze]

Are you using the tool to check and make sure the field has the same attributes as before when it fails?

[momo2000]

Well, I keep reading the forums and was able to grab it another way:

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var1 :=wb.document.getElementsByTagName( "div")[ 42].innerText

Finding some other articles on the forums, I had "looped" through to get the element number.
So that solved it. Still strange about it working then not working, but it seems to be reliable now.

[sinkfaze]

Be careful with that method, if the elements on the page are dynamic that index number will change and you'll pull the wrong thing (or nothing at all).

[boiler]

Yeah, I've had issues like that, but I was able to account for them because the changes were predictable since my script was controlling the page and causing more items to be added in a known fashion.

[momo2000]

Thanks sinkfaze. Agreed, that could be a problem, but actually that page "shouldn't" (famous last words) change. It was the only way I could get it working. Thanks for the help.