# Need assistance in error **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [14 January 2011 12:53 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-assistance-in-error/61458 "2011-01-14T12:53:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Balabaskaran\_Raghu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Balabaskaran\_Raghu](https://rubytalk.org/u/Balabaskaran_Raghu)\ **Post date:** [14 January 2011 12:53 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-assistance-in-error/61458/1 "2011-01-14T12:53:37Z")
Hi, First and foremost I must admint that, I am completely new to watir and to ruby. I am trying to take my first steps in attempting to automate one our our testing application. And i am stuck with the error as I execute the script. can some one help... I am using follow D:\\>ruby -v ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [i386-mswin32] D:\\>gem -v 0.9.2 when executing require 'rubygems' require 'watir' puts Watir::IE::VERSION > ruby watir\_version.rb 1.4.1 > Exit code: 0 require 'rubygems' # the watir controller require 'watir' # the watir controller require 'win32ole' # the watir controller # set a variable $test\_site = '[http://portaltest/'](http://portaltest/'); # open the IE browser $ie = Watir::IE.new # print some comments puts "#Beginning of test: Test Portal" puts "Step 1: go to the test site: " + $test\_site $ie.goto($test\_site) output: #Beginning of test: Test Portal Step 1: go to the test site: [http://portaltest/](http://portaltest/) D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/watir.rb:1136:in `set\_defaults': undefined method `frames' for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError)   from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/watir.rb:1436:in `call'   from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/watir.rb:1436:in `run\_error\_checks'   from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/watir.rb:1435:in `each'   from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/watir.rb:1435:in `run\_error\_checks'   from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/watir.rb:1419:in `wait'   from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/watir.rb:1254:in `goto'   from Newscript.rb:17 and some time with different script am getting following error D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/watir.rb:1237:in `method\_missing': document (WIN32OLERuntimeError)     OLE error code:80004005 in \       \     HRESULT error code:0x80020009       Exception occurred. from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/watir.rb:1237:in `title'   from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/watir.rb:1312:in `set\_window\_state'   from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/watir.rb:1291:in `maximize'   from fina1l.rb:17:in `basic\_auth'   from fina1l.rb:115 > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Jonas\_Pfenniger\_zimb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jonas\_Pfenniger\_zimb](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jonas_Pfenniger_zimb)\ **Post date:** [14 January 2011 20:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-assistance-in-error/61458/2 "2011-01-14T20:00:30Z")
Hi Balabaskaran, it is really hard to tell because I don't use windows, but here are some steps you can take: \* Did you try to ask your question on the Watir google group ? They maybe have a better idea of what is happening. See [http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general](http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general) \* Try upgrading ruby. [http://rubyinstaller.org/](http://rubyinstaller.org/) is a really wonderful windows package. Maybe stick with 1.8.7 if you already have some code base. These kind of errors appear either because you passed the wrong type of argument or method, or because the API is not compatible with your current version of ruby. Hope this help,   zimbatm ---
**Author:** ![Balabaskaran\_Raghu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Balabaskaran\_Raghu](https://rubytalk.org/u/Balabaskaran_Raghu)\ **Post date:** [15 January 2011 08:16 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-assistance-in-error/61458/3 "2011-01-15T08:16:45Z")
Hi zimbatm, I haven't posted this question to google watir group, I will post the questio there and see what turns out. Thank you for you suggesstion. Regards, Bala > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).