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  1. POclick_no_wait does not work the second time when autoIt is used to handle the file download box
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    copied!<p>I am facing the problem where I call the method click_no_wait on a control which displays a "File Download" box. It works fine for the 1st time. i use Auto It to handle the file download box and save the file at a particular location. Now, when I try to use the click_no_wait on the same control, it won't display the File Download box, but If i refresh the browser before calling the click_no_wait, it will display the File Download box. So, my question is that is it the case that Auto It is not being released and thus click_no_wait cannot find the control or is there something wrong with the implementation of the click_no_wait method. </p> <p>Environment: OS: Microsoft XP SP2 Ruby : ruby 1.8.6 patchelevel 398 Watir : 1.8.1 </p> <p>Following is the way I am using the control </p> <pre><code>def click_export_button control = browser.button(:id,'export-button') $DEBUG = true #browser.refresh #- If this line is not commented, the dialog appears control.click_no_wait #-- I replace click_no_wait with click and/or click! and the code freezes, so the control is found download_file("C:\\test.csv") $DEBUG = false end </code></pre> <p>Here's the code for downloading the file </p> <pre><code>def download_file(filePath = nil) autoIt = WIN32OLE.new("AutoItX3.Control") timeout = 10 fileDownloadWindowTitle = "File Download" handle = autoIt.WinWait(fileDownloadWindowTitle, "Do you want to open or save this file?", timeout) retVal = nil unless (handle.eql? @autoItError) autoIt.WinActivate(fileDownloadWindowTitle) autoIt.ControlClick(fileDownloadWindowTitle, "", "&amp;Save") saveWindowTitle = "Save As" windowHandle = autoIt.WinWaitActive(saveWindowTitle, "", timeout) if (windowHandle == 1) retVal = save_file(saveWindowTitle, autoIt, filePath) #-- function to save the file to the location end else puts "Unable to download the file" end autoIt.ole_free return retVal end </code></pre> <p>Here's the error which I am getting </p> <pre><code>ruby -e "$:.unshift('c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.8.1/lib/ watir/win32ole').unshift('c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ commonwatir-1.8.1/lib').unshift('c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ firewatir-1.8.1/lib').unshift('c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ watir-1.8.1/lib');require 'c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.8.1/ lib/watir/core';Watir::Button.new(Watir::IE.attach(:hwnd, 6751822), :unique_number, 3).click!();" c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.8.1/lib/watir/element.rb:58:in `assert_exists': Unable to locate element, using :unique_number, 3 (Watir::Exception::UnknownObjectException) from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.8.1/lib/watir/ element.rb:275:in `click!' from -e:1 </code></pre> <p>Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance</p>
 

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