I am currently using the following sub to close my IE after automating:
Public Sub CloseIE()
Dim Shell As Object
Dim IE As Object
Set Shell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
For Each IE In Shell.Windows
If TypeName(IE.Document) = "HTMLDocument" Then
IE.Quit
End If
Next
End Sub
This works great but the problem occurs when I try to run the IE code again, I get the following:
Run-time error '-2147023706 (800704a6)':
Automation error
A system shutdown has already been scheduled.
After 20 secs, I can re-run the code. Is there any way of "force closing" IE so that I can run the code again directly after without the error?
EDIT:
Heres the code that initiates IE:
Sub testSub()
Dim IE As Object, Doc As Object, strCode As String
Set IE = CreateObject("internetexplorer.application")
IE.Visible = True
IE.Navigate "website name"
Do While IE.ReadyState <> 4: DoEvents: Loop
Set Doc = CreateObject("htmlfile")
Set Doc = IE.Document
CODE HERE
CloseIE
End Sub
I used a simple procedure to create an InternetExplorer object, navigate, then close it using IE.Quit and Set IE = Nothing.
Apparently after closing, the internet was still running in the background for about another minute (I noticed it using task manager, background processes). I went into Internet Explorer options and unclicked “delete browsing history on exit”.
That fixed my issue. I am not sure why IE takes that long to clear the history and I’m not sure if there is a workaround but it is the only viable option for me thus far.
Modify your main sub to Quit the IE application, and then set the object variable to Nothing:
Sub testSub()
Dim IE As Object, Doc As Object, strCode As String
Set IE = CreateObject("internetexplorer.application")
IE.Visible = True
IE.Navigate "website name"
Do While IE.ReadyState <> 4: DoEvents: Loop
Set Doc = CreateObject("htmlfile")
Set Doc = IE.Document
'### CODE HERE
IE.Quit
Set IE = Nothing
End Sub
You will not need the CloseIE procedure anymore.
Related
I'm trying to access an internal webpage that requires authentication. Once the user login in correctly, I look for an specific pattern in the application webpage and turn IE.visible = False. I've managed to make it work, but if for ever reason the user close the IE window before the authentication is completed, my macro looses control and remains waiting an answer forever.
Is there any way to prevent it from happening?
This is my code:
Sub myapplication()
Dim IE As New InternetExplorerMedium
Dim elements As MSHTML.IHTMLElementCollection: Dim element As MSHTML.IHTMLElement
Dim URL As String: Dim flag As Boolean
logindate = Format(Date, "dd mmm yyyy"): clockon = Timer: delay = 10
URL = "http://app1.htm"
IE.Visible = True: IE.navigate URL
Do While IE.readyState <> READYSTATE_COMPLETE Or IE.Busy
Loop
Set HTMLDoc = IE.document
Set elements = HTMLDoc.getElementsByClassName("normalText")
flag = False
While flag = False
For Each element In elements
If InStr(element.innerHTML, logindate) Then
IE.Visible = False: flag = True
Exit For
End If
clockoff = Timer
If delay > clockoff - clockon Then flag = True
Next
Wend
End Sub
I understand that your code launching the IE and make it visible so that the user can finish the login process and then after executing some code you make the IE visible false.
You said that if the user closes the IE window manually during the authentication then your code loses the control.
There are several approaches you can try to handle this issue.
You can try to launch the IE browser in fullscreen. So it will not show any browser window controls and close button.
Dim IE As Object
Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
IE.FullScreen = True
Note that With this approach, the user can use the ALT + TAB key to switch the window, and then the user can try to close it manually.
Another thing you can try is to use the OnQuit event.
OnQuit event will get fired when the IE browser gets closed. So you can try to set the objects to Nothing on this event or take the necessary steps to reset your code. In this way, you can keep control of the code.
You can refer to the steps below to implement the OnQuit event.
Create a Class module with the name clsIE.
Add the code below in the class module.
Option Explicit
Public WithEvents IE As InternetExplorer
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
Set IE = New InternetExplorer
End Sub
Private Sub Class_Terminate()
Set IE = Nothing
End Sub
Private Sub Ie_OnQuit()
MsgBox "Closed now"
End Sub
Create a new module and add the code below in it.
Option Explicit
Dim objApp As clsIE
Sub Tester()
'// Ivan F Moala
Set objApp = New clsIE
With objApp
.IE.FullScreen = True
.IE.Visible = True
.IE.Navigate ("http://example.com")
End With
End Sub
Now if you run the module and try to close the IE browser manually then it will show a message. Further, you can try to modify the code as per your requirements.
Reference:
Code in IE's Close event
I am trying to learn web scraping with VBA and i am running into an issue in the most basic first step.
The problem (I think) is that after IEObject.Navigate is performed, all the variables of IEObject dissapear. So I get the error
"Run-time error '426': The remote server machine does not exist or is
unavailable"
on line 8. Any help is appreciated.
Code:
Sub VBAWeb()
Dim IEObject As InternetExplorer
Set IEObject = New InternetExplorer
IEObject.Visible = True
IEObject.Navigate URL:="https://google.com"
Do While IEObject.Busy = True Or IEObject.ReadyState <> READYSTATE_COMPLETE
Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("00:00:01")
Loop
Debug.Print IEObject.LocationURL
End Sub
I suggest you try to run code below on your side may help to fix the issue.
Sub demo()
Dim URL As String
Dim IE As Object
Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
IE.Visible = True
URL = "https://www.microsoft.com"
IE.Navigate URL
Do While IE.ReadyState = 4: DoEvents: Loop
Do Until IE.ReadyState = 4: DoEvents: Loop
Debug.Print IE.LocationURL
Set IE = Nothing
End Sub
You can see that the IE object was created differently. Also, the loop is a little bit different.
I haven't really tried working on this before, so I have no idea what I am doing at the moment. I have limited knowledge of html so not sure whether I am doing right. Basically what I aim to do is opening the Internet explorer by macro, changing some elements based id and click submit button on the website to show the data. Then I need keep working on the next step.
As you can see from the code I was trying to engage with the widget on IE by id number from html codes.
Sub Automate_IE_Enter_Data()
'This will load a webpage in IE
Dim i As Long
Dim URL As String
Dim IE As Object
Dim objbutton As Object
'Create InternetExplorer Object
Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
'Set IE.Visible = True to make IE visible, or False for IE to run in the background
IE.Visible = True
'Define URL
URL = "http://cfpsg1/plant/Reports/ScrapReport.aspx"
'Navigate to URL
IE.Navigate URL
' Statusbar let's user know website is loading
Application.StatusBar = URL & " is loading. Please wait..."
' Wait while IE loading...
'IE ReadyState = 4 signifies the webpage has loaded (the first loop is set to avoid inadvertantly skipping over the second loop)
Do While IE.ReadyState = 4: DoEvents: Loop
'Webpage Loaded
Application.StatusBar = URL & " Loaded"
IE.Document.getelementbyid("1stGroupBy").Value = "3"
'Find & Fill Out Input Box
IE.Document.getelementbyid("PageContent_uxStartDate").Value = "06/21/2019"
IE.Document.getelementbyid("PageContent_uxEndDate").Value = "06/21/2019"
Set objbutton = IE.Document.getelementbyid("PageContent_btnQuery")
objbutton.Focus
objbutton.Click
Set IE = Nothing
Set objElement = Nothing
Set objCollection = Nothing
End Sub
First thing first the webpage popped up but nothing changed of widgets besides an
error message "method 'Document' of object 'IWebBrowser 2' failed"
show on IE.Document.getelementbyid("1stGroupBy").Value = "3" row.
You are trying to interact with a dropdown so you want syntax such as
IE.Document.querySelector("[value='3']").Selected = True
You could also use
IE.Document.querySelector("#1stGroupBy").SelectedIndex = 2 'change to appropriate index
Error "method 'Document' of object 'IWebBrowser 2' failed" may be due to Integrity level
You can try below mentioned code by changing Integrity level as Medium
Dim IE As InternetExplorer
Set IE = New InternetExplorerMedium
IE.Visible = True
URL = "http://cfpsg1/plant/Reports/ScrapReport.aspx"
IE.Navigate URL
Do While IE.ReadyState <> READYSTATE_COMPLETE
DoEvents
Loop
and try other line of codes to avoid this issue also please refer Here
Please add ref Microsoft Internet Controls and Microsoft HTML Object Library based on your req
I am relatively new at VBA (I know the basics, but not much else) and I am trying to get some code set up that will fill out online forms for me, but when I run my code I get a 438 error:
object doesnt support this property or method
when it gets to
ie.document.getElementById ("q")
I have added the HTML object library and Microsoft internet controls to my references. I have looked at tons of online forums. I have even copied and pasted an entire script directly into VBA. Nothing will make it use getElementById(). Here is my code:
Sub internetstuff()
Dim ie As Object
Set ie = CreateObject("internetexplorer.application")
ie.Visible = True
ie.navigate ("https://www.google.com/")
Set searchbx = ie.document.getElementById("q")
searchbx.Value = "Howdy!"
End Sub
What should happen is that it should open InternetExplorer, go to Google, and populate the search bar with "Howdy!".
Instead, It only opens google, then I get the error message and it stops running.
Because "q" is not an ID, it's a Name.
You have to use GetElementsByName and select the 1st Element
try this:
Sub internetstuff()
Dim ie As Object
Set ie = CreateObject("internetexplorer.application")
ie.Visible = True
ie.Navigate ("https://www.google.com/")
Do Until ie.ReadyState >= 4
DoEvents
Loop
Set searchbx = ie.document.getElementsByName("q")(0)
searchbx.Value = "Howdy!"
End Sub
I have also added a waiting Event, in case it takes time to load Google.
Result:
A more concise and efficient way is to use querySelector to return first match for the name attribute
Option Explicit
Public Sub internetstuff()
Dim ie As Object
Set ie = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
With ie
.Visible = True
.Navigate2 "https://www.google.com/"
While .Busy Or .readyState < 4: DoEvents: Wend
.document.querySelector("[name=q]").Value = "Howdy"
Stop '<delete me later
.Quit
End With
End Sub
I've been running a query for a while now getting data from a webpage. After numerous runs it has decided to stop working, and I've traced the issue back to the ie.document object - it never returns anything.
When compiling my project I see that the "Document" element of ie returns an error of "Applicaiton-defined or Object-defined error" - even before I navigate to a webpage. Also some other elements return this error also - namely "Status Text" and "Type"
The link contains a screenshot of my error:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wcxxep8my10nu8h/vba%20ie%20document.jpg?dl=0
In case that doesn't work here a scaled back version of the code I'm running
Sub getCard()
Dim ie As InternetExplorer
Dim url1 As String
url1 = "google.com"
Set ie = New InternetExplorer
ie.Visible = True
ie.Navigate url1
WaitBrowserQuiet ie
End Sub
Sub WaitBrowserQuiet(objIE As InternetExplorer)
Do While objIE.Busy Or objIE.ReadyState <> READYSTATE_COMPLETE
DoEvents
Loop
End Sub
As soon as I get to the "Set ie = New InternetExplorer" part of the code is when the ie object is created and I see the errors. If I do happen to navigate to webpage, then the ie.document object is empty.
I've searched around and tried a few things to stop this happening - restarted my computer, run "ie.quit" and "Set ie = Nothing", reset my Internet Explorer, etc... Nothing seems to work.
It seems like it may be a deeper issue given I'm getting an error message even before navigating to a webpage. Hope someone knows how to stop the error.
Your URL is URL1, try changing that, or just putting the URL in there.
In your code you have the object "ie" locally defined in the sub getCard and when this sub finishes,so goes the binding. Also changing from private to public internet zones can remove the binding to that object. What I rather do is use a global object appIE and then when it runs into such an error I catch the error (if TypeName(appIE) = "Object" Then FindIE) and find the object again with this sub:
Sub FindIE() 'Needs reference to "Microsoft Shell Controls And Automation" from VBA->Tools->References
Dim sh
Dim eachIE
Dim SearchUntil
SearchUntil = Now() + 20 / 24 / 60 / 60 'Allow to search for 20 seconds otherwise it interrupts search
Do
Set sh = New Shell32.Shell
For Each eachIE In sh.Windows
If InStr(1, eachIE.LocationURL, ServerAddress) Then
Set appIE = eachIE
'IE.Visible = False 'This is here because in some environments, the new process defaults to Visible.
'Exit Do
End If
Next eachIE
If TypeName(appIE) <> "Object" Then
If InStr(1, appIE.LocationURL, ServerAddress) > 0 Or SearchUntil < Now() Then Exit Do
End If
Loop
Set eachIE = Nothing
Set sh = Nothing
End Sub
This code contains parts of other people here from stackoverflow, but I forgot who to credit for some essential parts of the code. Sorry.