GetElementsByName IE8

[jimwal0367]

Just changed from VB6 to VB2008.

After some investigation, I have found that IE8, has changed regarding GetElementById and GetElementsByName.

My old VB6 code used to bind to certain places on a webpage, using this code

HTMLDOC = objIE.document.getElementById("mainframe")
But IE8 is case sensitive and the actual name of the Frame is not Frame ID but Frame name.

So I changed my code to reflect this to

HTMLDOC = objIE.getElementsByName("mainFrame")

But on running my code HTMLDOC equals nothing.

Declarations as follows:

Dim objie as Object
Dim HTMLDOC As mshtml.HTMLDocument.

Code I am trying to run:

objIE = oWin
HTMLDOC = objIE.getElementsByName("mainFrame")

Any ideas why HTMLDOC is not binding to the frame

 

[tsuji]

[0] Name is name and id is id. It is by overly friendly error tolerance that one extrapolates to another. It can be tightened up anytime without prior notice.

[1] Id (theoreically) is unique over the page. Name does not need be. And it is why the methods are called getElementById() and getElement[red]s[/red]ByName().

[2] Hence, I would say, every single line quoted have some sort of problem.
[tt]
[red]set[/red] HTMLDOC = objIE.document.getElementById("mainframe")
[red]set[/red] objIE = oWin
[red]set[/red] HTMLDOC = objIE.getElementsByName("mainFrame")[red](0)[/red] 'if exists, ie, .length>0[/tt]

 

[tsuji]

oh, this .net forum. Sorry! thought it were vb6 forum.

 

[jimwal0367]

SET HTMDLDOC = objie.

Only works in VB6 not VB2008

 

[tsuji]

Yes, "set" is no longer in vb.net syntax. Sorry again for the confusion on that part. (I actually thought the thread for unknown reason deleted from vb5/6 forum until I navigated to vb.net to re-discover the fact that I posted to a vb.net thread!)

 

[jimwal0367]

Thanks for the reply - does any vb.net expert know the answer to this problem

 

[jimwal0367]

Think I may have cracked it - just seen something in another piece of code that may help, looks like a re-write of code