dynamically built URLs and the web recorder

[philkryder]

I have a task that needs to open a dynamically created URL.

Currently, the value of the URL is:
https://cse.ccsas.ca.gov/cse/CSEWEB/...8&conv_id=none
but it will change every day.

The NAME of the control is constant however.

How do I:
a) stop the url from spawning a new window in the task
b) click on the control by NAME based on the window name rather than the URL?

1 Click on 'Daily_Suspended_Collections_Report_by_Responsible _Entity' link in the webpage 'CCSAS-CSE - Reports View List'
2 Delay: (500 ms)
3 Wait for Window to Open ("CCSAS-CSE - View Reports*") (Wait up to 3000 seconds - for Window to Open)
4 If Window Does Not Exists("CCSAS-CSE - View Reports*") Then
5 Message Box: "Download Cannot Find the Window to view the FIN201 CSV

$CallPhil$"
6 Stop The Current Task
7 End If
8 Delay: (500 ms)

[philkryder]

help!

this seems like it would be a very common need with dynamically built server pages.

[forumsupport]

Hello,

Using Automation Anywhere Web Recorder, you can automate Web task even if the layout or content of the web page changes. Web Recorder offers advanced features so that you can click on a link even if your website changes.
You can refer to following online sample task, which illustrates the same, http://www.tethyssolutions.com/T62.htm

Hope that helps.

[philkryder]

Thanks!

I still am not fond of the second window being spawned when the URL DOES exist.

But, so far this seems to be working.

Thanks again for the rapid response.
Phil

[forumsupport]

Hello,

If you are using Vista, please try this. In IE window, under Tools->Internet Options click on Security tab. At the bottom of Internet Option window, you will find one checkbox to turn On/off protected mode (see attached screenshot). You need to uncheck that checkbox. In that way second blank window won't come up again.

Hope that helps

[philkryder]

Originally Posted by forumsupport

Hello,

If you are using Vista, please try this. In IE window, under Tools->Internet Options click on Security tab. At the bottom of Internet Option window, you will find one checkbox to turn On/off protected mode (see attached screenshot). You need to uncheck that checkbox. In that way second blank window won't come up again.

Hope that helps

thanks.
this is XP - is there a similar control?

[forumsupport]

Hello,

This is very strange, as we have never heard about such problem in XP. However, let us investigate. Could you please send us screenshot of that second window so that we can actually see? Also, please send us URL of website and exact steps that you perform so that we can try to reproduce it at our end.

In that way we would be able to understand the problem better and can help you with a viable solution.

[philkryder]

Originally Posted by forumsupport

Hello,

This is very strange, as we have never heard about such problem in XP. However, let us investigate. Could you please send us screenshot of that second window so that we can actually see? Also, please send us URL of website and exact steps that you perform so that we can try to reproduce it at our end.

In that way we would be able to understand the problem better and can help you with a viable solution.

I'll take a look for a similar control in IE7 on our XP image.

You cannot see the URL, because the site is confidential.

However, what happens is that the URL is opened in a new window.