# Firewatir question **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [11 June 2009 21:21 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/firewatir-question/53868 "2009-06-11T21:21:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Axel\_Etzold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@Axel\_Etzold](https://rubytalk.org/u/Axel_Etzold)\ **Post date:** [11 June 2009 21:21 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/firewatir-question/53868/1 "2009-06-11T21:21:16Z")
Dear all, I am trying to automate some javascript website using Firewatir. I use the following code : require 'rubygems' require 'firewatir' include FireWatir test\_site="[http://konjugator.reverso.net/konjugation-englisch.html](http://konjugator.reverso.net/konjugation-englisch.html)" ff=Firefox.new ff.goto(test\_site) ff.text\_field(:name,"ctl00$txtVerb").set("go") # everything is nice up to here, then I'd like to click the "Konjugieren" # button, which fails ff.button(:title,"Konjugieren").click ff.close The second-to-last line gives the following error: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/firewatir-1.6.2/lib/firewatir/MozillaBaseElement.rb:967:in `assert\_exists': Unable to locate element, using :title, "Konjugieren" (Watir::Exception::UnknownObjectException)   from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/firewatir-1.6.2/lib/firewatir/MozillaBaseElement.rb:1112:in `click'   from f.rb:11 ... yet there's an element with :title 'Konjugieren' in the website that's generated when I enter the information by hand. What am I missing ? Thank you very much! Best regards, Axel > **···** > > -- > GRATIS für alle GMX-Mitglieder: Die maxdome Movie-FLAT! > Jetzt freischalten unter [http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/maxdome01](http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/maxdome01) ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Trebilcock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Jason\_Trebilcock](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jason_Trebilcock)\ **Post date:** [12 June 2009 01:23 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/firewatir-question/53868/2 "2009-06-12T01:23:02Z")
Comments below: > From: Axel Etzold [mailto:AEtzold@gmx.de] > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:21 PM > To: ruby-talk ML > Subject: Firewatir question > > Dear all, > > I am trying to automate some javascript website using Firewatir. > I use the following code : > > require 'rubygems' > require 'firewatir' > include FireWatir > test\_site="[http://konjugator.reverso.net/konjugation-englisch.html"](http://konjugator.reverso.net/konjugation-englisch.html"); > ff=Firefox.new > ff.goto(test\_site) > ff.text\_field(:name,"ctl00$txtVerb").set("go") > # everything is nice up to here, then I'd like to click the > "Konjugieren" # button, which fails > ff.button(:title,"Konjugieren").click > ff.close > > The second-to-last line gives the following error: > > /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/firewatir- > 1.6.2/lib/firewatir/MozillaBaseElement.rb:967:in `assert\_exists': > Unable to locate element, using :title, "Konjugieren" > (Watir::Exception::UnknownObjectException) >   from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/firewatir- > 1.6.2/lib/firewatir/MozillaBaseElement.rb:1112:in `click' >   from f.rb:11 > > ... yet there's an element with :title 'Konjugieren' in the website > that's generated when I enter the information by hand. > What am I missing ? > > Thank you very much! > > Best regards, > > Axel > -- [Jason Trebilcock] What you're running into is an object that looks like a button, but, for all intents and purposes, isn't a button. I've been trying to debug the above using Watir and am not having a whole lot of luck. There is something at the following that looks like it might be of help: [http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/wtr-general/2006-January/004607.html](http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/wtr-general/2006-January/004607.html) Beyond that, you might want to browse and ask the Watir group (if you haven't already done so): [http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general](http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general) They should be able to help point you in a good direction. Jason > **···** > > > -----Original Message----- ---
**Author:** ![John\_W\_Higgins1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/john_w_higgins1/32/1922_2.png) [@John\_W\_Higgins1](https://rubytalk.org/u/John_W_Higgins1)\ **Post date:** [12 June 2009 02:05 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/firewatir-question/53868/3 "2009-06-12T02:05:32Z")
If you look at the source for your test page it's not a button but an \ element that you are looking to click. Using this as a reference [http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/HTML+Tags+and+Watir+Methods](http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/HTML+Tags+and+Watir+Methods) you can find that for an \ element you use the link method. So all you need to do is change button to link and you should be in business. John > **···** > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Axel Etzold \ wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > I am trying to automate some javascript website using Firewatir. > > I use the following code : > > > > require 'rubygems' > > require 'firewatir' > > include FireWatir > > test\_site="[http://konjugator.reverso.net/konjugation-englisch.html"](http://konjugator.reverso.net/konjugation-englisch.html"); > > ff=Firefox.new > > ff.goto(test\_site) > > ff.text\_field(:name,"ctl00$txtVerb").set("go") > > # everything is nice up to here, then I'd like to click the "Konjugieren" # > > button, which fails > > ff.button(:title,"Konjugieren").click > > ff.close