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Clicks the specified Input Element.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
WebView | 1.4 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
---|---|---|---|
WebViewerRef | Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function. | ||
FormNameOrIndex | Either the Name of the Form or the Index starting at 0 | ||
InputNameOrIndex | Either the Name of the Button or the Index starting at 0 | ||
OnlyVisible | Whether to look for all fields or only the visible ones. Default is false. | 0 | Optional |
For Windows this function is only supported in FileMaker Pro when using Internet Explorer as engine behind the Web Viewer, but not when Microsoft Edge/Chrome engine is used.
Load a website with login if needed:
# Load website
Set Web Viewer [ Object Name: "web" ; URL: "https://somedomain/search" ]
# Wait for it
Loop
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
Exit Loop If [ MBS("WebView.IsLoading"; "web") ≠ 1 ]
End Loop
#
# Set login name
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.SetFormInputValue"; "web"; "login_form"; "__ac_name"; "xxx") ]
If [ MBS("iserror") ]
# No form, so we are already logged in?
If [ Position ( $r ; "failed to find form" ; 1 ; 1 ) = 0 ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
End If
Exit Script [ Text Result: ]
End If
# Set password
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.SetFormInputValue"; "web"; "login_form"; "__ac_password"; "yyy") ]
If [ MBS("iserror") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
End If
# Wait
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
# Click login button
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.ClickInput"; "web"; "login_form"; "submit") ]
If [ MBS("iserror") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
End If
# or submit form
// Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.FormSubmit"; "web"; "login_form") ]
// If [ MBS("iserror") ]
// Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
// End If
#
# Wait for page loading after login
Loop
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
Exit Loop If [ MBS("WebView.IsLoading"; "web") ≠ 1 ]
End Loop
# Go to search page where we want to be after login
Set Web Viewer [ Object Name: "web" ; URL: "https://somedomain/search" ]
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 11st March 2019
WebView.ClearSelection - WebView.Close
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