Need help in updating a filed value in Powershell

Hi All,

I have written the below code to update the search vlaue to “X”

while ($ie.Busy -eq $true){Start-Sleep -seconds 4;}
$field1= $ie.document.getElementByID('C0_54')
$field1.value="X"

But getting below error

Property ‘value’ cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is settable.
At line:51 char:9

  • $field1. <<<< value="X"
    • CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (value:String) , RuntimeException
    • FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyNotFound

Thanks

make some tests

$field1 -eq $null
Get-Member -InputObject $field1

Here is the output of GET-MEMBER

True


   TypeName: System.String

Name             MemberType            Definition                                                                          
----             ----------            ----------                                                                          
Clone            Method                System.Object Clone()                                                               
CompareTo        Method                int CompareTo(System.Object value), int CompareTo(string strB)                      
Contains         Method                bool Contains(string value)                                                         
CopyTo           Method                System.Void CopyTo(int sourceIndex, char[] destination, int destinationIndex, int...
EndsWith         Method                bool EndsWith(string value), bool EndsWith(string value, System.StringComparison ...
Equals           Method                bool Equals(System.Object obj), bool Equals(string value), bool Equals(string val...
GetEnumerator    Method                System.CharEnumerator GetEnumerator()                                               
GetHashCode      Method                int GetHashCode()                                                                   
GetType          Method                type GetType()                                                                      
GetTypeCode      Method                System.TypeCode GetTypeCode()                                                       
IndexOf          Method                int IndexOf(char value), int IndexOf(char value, int startIndex), int IndexOf(cha...
IndexOfAny       Method                int IndexOfAny(char[] anyOf), int IndexOfAny(char[] anyOf, int startIndex), int I...
Insert           Method                string Insert(int startIndex, string value)                                         
IsNormalized     Method                bool IsNormalized(), bool IsNormalized(System.Text.NormalizationForm normalizatio...
LastIndexOf      Method                int LastIndexOf(char value), int LastIndexOf(char value, int startIndex), int Las...
LastIndexOfAny   Method                int LastIndexOfAny(char[] anyOf), int LastIndexOfAny(char[] anyOf, int startIndex...
Normalize        Method                string Normalize(), string Normalize(System.Text.NormalizationForm normalizationF...
PadLeft          Method                string PadLeft(int totalWidth), string PadLeft(int totalWidth, char paddingChar)    
PadRight         Method                string PadRight(int totalWidth), string PadRight(int totalWidth, char paddingChar)  
Remove           Method                string Remove(int startIndex, int count), string Remove(int startIndex)             
Replace          Method                string Replace(char oldChar, char newChar), string Replace(string oldValue, strin...
Split            Method                string[] Split(Params char[] separator), string[] Split(char[] separator, int cou...
StartsWith       Method                bool StartsWith(string value), bool StartsWith(string value, System.StringCompari...
Substring        Method                string Substring(int startIndex), string Substring(int startIndex, int length)      
ToCharArray      Method                char[] ToCharArray(), char[] ToCharArray(int startIndex, int length)                
ToLower          Method                string ToLower(), string ToLower(System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)          
ToLowerInvariant Method                string ToLowerInvariant()                                                           
ToString         Method                string ToString(), string ToString(System.IFormatProvider provider)                 
ToUpper          Method                string ToUpper(), string ToUpper(System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)          
ToUpperInvariant Method                string ToUpperInvariant()                                                           
Trim             Method                string Trim(Params char[] trimChars), string Trim()                                 
TrimEnd          Method                string TrimEnd(Params char[] trimChars)                                             
TrimStart        Method                string TrimStart(Params char[] trimChars)                                           
Chars            ParameterizedProperty char Chars(int index) {get;}                                                        
Length           Property              System.Int32 Length {get;}                                                          
Property 'value' cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is settable.
At line:54 char:9
+ $field1. <<<< value="X"

My URL source for this value:

input name="0_54" tabindex="4" title="Search Type" class="textfield" id="C0_54" style="width: 32px; vertical-align: top; cursor: auto;" onmouseover="updateHelpCursor('',this)" onmousedown="FCHandler.onKeyDownTextField(this,'','3', event)" onkeydown="FCHandler.onKeyDownTextField(this,'','3', event,false,'UTC')" onkeyup="FCHandler.onKeyUpTextField(this,'', event)" onhelp="hp('0_54')" onfocus="FCHandler.onFocusVA(this,'',false)" onblur="FCHandler.onExitVA(this,false,'',false)" type="text" maxlength="3" value="*" autocomplete="OFF" htmlpostflag="false" isdropdown="1" hotkey="0" mincharnumber="1" autosuggestenabled="1"

you have error somewhere
both tests can’t be -eq $null = ‘True’ and TypeName: System.String at the same time

here is the test for this page:

PS C:\> $ie = New-Object -ComObject InternetExplorer.Application
PS C:\> $ie.visible=$true
PS C:\> $url = 'https://powershell.org/forums/topic/need-help-in-updating-a-filed-value-in-powershell/'
PS C:\> $ie.Navigate($url)
PS C:\> $element = $ie.Document.getElementById('bbp_topic_tags')
PS C:\> $element.value
test
PS C:\> $element.value = 'test1'
PS C:\> $element.value
test1

Ok, tried with name (0_54) instead of ID(C0_054)
Below is the output

$field1= $ie.Document.getelementbyid(‘0_54’)
$field1 -eq “null”
Get-Member -InputObject “$field1”
$field1.value=“E”

False


   TypeName: System.String

Name             MemberType            Definition                                                                                                                                                             
----             ----------            ----------                                                                                                                                                             
Clone            Method                System.Object Clone()                                                                                                                                                  
CompareTo        Method                int CompareTo(System.Object value), int CompareTo(string strB)                                                                                                         
Contains         Method                bool Contains(string value)                                                                                                                                            
CopyTo           Method                System.Void CopyTo(int sourceIndex, char[] destination, int destinationIndex, int count)                                                                               
EndsWith         Method                bool EndsWith(string value), bool EndsWith(string value, System.StringComparison comparisonType), bool EndsWith(string value, bool ignoreCase, System.Globalization....
Equals           Method                bool Equals(System.Object obj), bool Equals(string value), bool Equals(string value, System.StringComparison comparisonType)                                           
GetEnumerator    Method                System.CharEnumerator GetEnumerator()                                                                                                                                  
GetHashCode      Method                int GetHashCode()                                                                                                                                                      
GetType          Method                type GetType()                                                                                                                                                         
GetTypeCode      Method                System.TypeCode GetTypeCode()                                                                                                                                          
IndexOf          Method                int IndexOf(char value), int IndexOf(char value, int startIndex), int IndexOf(char value, int startIndex, int count), int IndexOf(string value), int IndexOf(string ...
IndexOfAny       Method                int IndexOfAny(char[] anyOf), int IndexOfAny(char[] anyOf, int startIndex), int IndexOfAny(char[] anyOf, int startIndex, int count)                                    
Insert           Method                string Insert(int startIndex, string value)                                                                                                                            
IsNormalized     Method                bool IsNormalized(), bool IsNormalized(System.Text.NormalizationForm normalizationForm)                                                                                
LastIndexOf      Method                int LastIndexOf(char value), int LastIndexOf(char value, int startIndex), int LastIndexOf(char value, int startIndex, int count), int LastIndexOf(string value), int...
LastIndexOfAny   Method                int LastIndexOfAny(char[] anyOf), int LastIndexOfAny(char[] anyOf, int startIndex), int LastIndexOfAny(char[] anyOf, int startIndex, int count)                        
Normalize        Method                string Normalize(), string Normalize(System.Text.NormalizationForm normalizationForm)                                                                                  
PadLeft          Method                string PadLeft(int totalWidth), string PadLeft(int totalWidth, char paddingChar)                                                                                       
PadRight         Method                string PadRight(int totalWidth), string PadRight(int totalWidth, char paddingChar)                                                                                     
Remove           Method                string Remove(int startIndex, int count), string Remove(int startIndex)                                                                                                
Replace          Method                string Replace(char oldChar, char newChar), string Replace(string oldValue, string newValue)                                                                           
Split            Method                string[] Split(Params char[] separator), string[] Split(char[] separator, int count), string[] Split(char[] separator, System.StringSplitOptions options), string[] ...
StartsWith       Method                bool StartsWith(string value), bool StartsWith(string value, System.StringComparison comparisonType), bool StartsWith(string value, bool ignoreCase, System.Globaliz...
Substring        Method                string Substring(int startIndex), string Substring(int startIndex, int length)                                                                                         
ToCharArray      Method                char[] ToCharArray(), char[] ToCharArray(int startIndex, int length)                                                                                                   
ToLower          Method                string ToLower(), string ToLower(System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)                                                                                             
ToLowerInvariant Method                string ToLowerInvariant()                                                                                                                                              
ToString         Method                string ToString(), string ToString(System.IFormatProvider provider)                                                                                                    
ToUpper          Method                string ToUpper(), string ToUpper(System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)                                                                                             
ToUpperInvariant Method                string ToUpperInvariant()                                                                                                                                              
Trim             Method                string Trim(Params char[] trimChars), string Trim()                                                                                                                    
TrimEnd          Method                string TrimEnd(Params char[] trimChars)                                                                                                                                
TrimStart        Method                string TrimStart(Params char[] trimChars)                                                                                                                              
Chars            ParameterizedProperty char Chars(int index) {get;}                                                                                                                                           
Length           Property              System.Int32 Length {get;}                                                                                                                                             
Property 'value' cannot be found on this object; make sure it exists and is settable.
At line:62 char:9
+ $field1. <<<< value="E"
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (value:String) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyNotFound

Any suggestions?

if you use name, you should use getElementsByName()

but now I see your error, WTH you write
Get-Member -InputObject “$field1”
instead of
Get-Member -InputObject $field1
?
I did not ask you to use quotes!
and in addition test you data with
$field1 | fl *

Tried with your suggestion and below is the output

$field1= $ie.Document.getelementbyid(‘0_54’)
$field1 -eq “null”
Get-Member -InputObject $field1
$field1 | fl *


False

System.__ComObject

Thanks

be More attentive
-eq ‘null’ should be -eq $null
and so on
‘System.__ComObject’ still looks like quoted object (so it converted to string instead of displaying it properties)

remove ANY possible quote from all of your code
except quotes inside this parentesis: $ie.Document.getelementbyid(‘0_54’)

repeat this until you get from $field1 | fl *
something like this:

Script                            : System.__ComObject
all                               : System.__ComObject
body                              : System.__ComObject
activeElement                     : System.__ComObject
images                            : System.__ComObject
applets                           : System.__ComObject
links                             : System.__ComObject
forms                             : System.__ComObject
anchors                           : System.__ComObject
title                             : Topic: Need help in updating a filed value in Powershell
scripts                           : System.__ComObject
designMode                        : Inherit
selection                         : System.__ComObject
readyState                        : complete
frames                            : System.__ComObject
embeds                            : System.__ComObject
plugins                           : System.__ComObject
alinkColor                        : #0000ff
.....