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How to programmatically click a href

I am automating some web routines in vb.net. There is a hyperlink I need to click on programmatically; how would I do so? Here is the href in the source code:

<a id="_ctl0_contentPlaceHolder_dgDocumentsByTransaction__ctl3_Hyperlink1" href="Ranks.aspx?View=DocumentVolumes&transactiontype=837j Inbound">837j Rank By Partner</a>

For the other click buttons, this code is working:

For Each element As HtmlElement In m_document.getElementsByTagName("input")
counter = counter + 1
If element.Name = "signInControl:loginButton" Then
Debug.Print("Sign In button element found")
login = element.DomElement
login.click()
counter = 0
Exit For
End If
Next element

How would I "click" the href link.
Thanks!!

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Paul MacDonald

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pandkyon

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paulmacd:

when I do that, I'm getting an error under the response.redirect... "Name "Response" is not declared.

Paul MacDonald

Make sure you have "Inherits System.Web.UI.Page" (no quotes) just inside your page class.

pandkyon

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I'm using vb.net 2008 and when I plug in "Inherits System.Web.UI.Page" inside the page class, I get the following: 'System.Web.UI.Page' is not defined"

Paul MacDonald

This is a web page, right? Not a win form?

pandkyon

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it is a win form.

Paul MacDonald

Ah, then ignore me. Sorry!

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pandkyon

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ahh. that explains it. So how would I in essence trigger the href?

moorhouselondon

I'm not a vb coder so please scuse my igorance. If it's a winform application then can't you define the "href" as a label: underline it and colour it blue if you wish, then use the labels's onclick event to do whatever you want.

pandkyon

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switch from win form and the redirect code worked.

Thanks