Automation with WebView

[ninalanyon]

Does anyone have any information about automating interactions with websites using WebView?

I would like to log in to a web site automatically, to push buttons under program control, etc.

Also how does WebView handle cookies?

[BruceSteers]

It all depends on the webpage you are trying to automate.

Usually it's done using JavaScript

WebView.ExecJavascript() method.

[ninalanyon]

I'm playing with the Corlomo CBrowser example project. The Webview control doesn't have an ExecJavascript method.

This page says it does have it: https://gambaswiki.org/wiki/comp/gb.qt5.webview/webview

Any idea what have I done wrong?

[BruceSteers]

No idea at all. I cannot see your code

[ninalanyon]

The code is just

Sub x()
  Try WebView1.ExecJavascript("abc")
    Print Error.Code
    Print Error.Text  
End

When it is called I get this output

11
Unknown symbol 'ExecJavascript' in class 'WebView'

[BruceSteers]

it works fine here.

My guess would be that you are not using gb.gui.webview but using the old gb.qt.webkit

gb.qt.webkit (that was QT only) is now depreciated so you should use gb.gui.webview (QT and GTK) instead

https://gambaswiki.org/wiki/comp-deprecated : do not use these ones
https://gambaswiki.org/wiki/comp : use these.


Ps. your code could be showing an old error (Error.code and Error.text may be filled from a previous error not the last Try)
You should do it like this...

Sub x()
  Try WebView1.ExecJavascript("abc")
    If Error Then
      Print Error.Code
      Print Error.Text  
    Endif
End

I get this result..

-1
Javascript error: undefined:1:4: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: abc

And that's correct as "abc" is invalid javascript

[ninalanyon]

Perfect Now I get the error you expected. And i understand a bit more about how Gambas works.
Thank you very much.

[vuott]

By using QT6, I obtain in console:

Path override failed for key base::DIR_APP_DICTIONARIES and path '/usr/bin/qtwebengine_dictionaries'
Path override failed for key base::DIR_APP_DICTIONARIES and path '/usr/lib/qt6/qtwebengine_dictionaries'
Path override failed for key base::DIR_APP_DICTIONARIES and path '/usr/lib/qt6/qtwebengine_dictionaries'
js: Uncaught ReferenceError: abc is not defined

[BruceSteers]

By using QT6, I obtain in console:

Path override failed for key base::DIR_APP_DICTIONARIES and path '/usr/bin/qtwebengine_dictionaries'
Path override failed for key base::DIR_APP_DICTIONARIES and path '/usr/lib/qt6/qtwebengine_dictionaries'
Path override failed for key base::DIR_APP_DICTIONARIES and path '/usr/lib/qt6/qtwebengine_dictionaries'
js: Uncaught ReferenceError: abc is not defined

ooh your qt6 doesn't seem too happy. looks like spell checker config issue.

[vuott]

ooh your qt6 doesn't seem too happy.

Hi BruceSteers,
...evidently my QT6 has not yet learnt that life can be bitter !