asked on 1/9/2014

Vb.Net equivalent of VB6 HTMLElement.Click

Good Day Experts!

Yet another first here that I hope you can help me out with.

I converted a little VB6 project to Vb.Net(2005). I am having trouble with some HTML in it.

Dim x As HTMLHtmlElement
Dim xc As IHTMLElementCollection
For Each x In xc
If InStr(x.outerHTML, "Enter") > 0 Then
Set submitElement = x
Exit For
End If
Next

submitElement.Click

The trouble I am having is finding the VB.Net equivalent for the .Click on submitElement.

Please ask questions as I am out of ideas after a a few hrs of trying.

Thanks,
jimbo99999

Visual Basic.NET

Last Comment

Jimbo99999

2/13/2014

Carl Tawn

1/10/2014

Can you put what you are doing into context, what is it you are trying to achieve? Are you manipulating an associated web page somewhere, or is this just an arbitrary collection of elements?

I only ask because there may be a better way to achieve what you want rather than attempting a like-for-like conversion.

Jimbo99999

1/22/2014

ASKER

Thanks for your response. I will hope to get back to this little project this afternoon.

jimbo99999

Nasir Razzaq

1/24/2014

Equivalent in VB.NET would be

submitElement.RaiseEvent("Click")

Jimbo99999

1/28/2014

ASKER

Hello everyone...finally able to get back on this project.

I am just trying submitElement.RaiseEvent("Click") now and am receiving an error.
"An unhandled exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in System.Windows.Forms.dll. Additional information: Value does not fall within the expected range".

The messagebox has two button labelled <Break> and <Continue>. My breakpoint is now green with an error in the left margin.

Any ideas? I am starting my search now.

Thanks,
jimbo99999

Nasir Razzaq

1/28/2014

Does it work with

submitElement.RaiseEvent("click")

?

Jimbo99999

1/29/2014

ASKER

Yes. I received the above error using it.

Nasir Razzaq

1/29/2014

You replied "Yes" to my question "Does it work with following" but also said you received an error. So does it work or do you still receive the same error?

Jimbo99999

1/29/2014

ASKER

I apolgize, it was late when I responded.

I receive the error using submitElement.RaiseEvent("click").

I was just trying anything I could find while searching on the net. This is working but I don't understand why:

submitElement.InvokeMember("Click")

Thanks,
jimbo99999

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Nasir Razzaq

1/29/2014

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Jimbo99999

2/13/2014

ASKER

Thanks for your efforts...they led to make that discovery soultion.

Have a good day,
jimbo99999