IETagEventByAttrib - Can I blank a value?

[djs]

I'm working on a project where I need to clear some fields on a webpage at times. I wanted to use IETagEventByAttrib, but I can't figure out how to clear an existing value. I can use it to set values, its much faster then IEFormFill, but I can't seem to get it to clear a value.

I assume this is because if you leave the value blank, it doesn't know what to do, no event, no value. I've tried using a value of {""} and setting a blank variable and using the variable, I just can't figure out how to clear that field. Should there be an event of 'FILL'?

If I open google.com, I can reproduce the problem with:

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//Sets value in google search field
IETagEventByAttrib>{"https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl"},INPUT,name=q,,test me
//Want to clear value in search field, but nothing happens, value from above is still set
IETagEventByAttrib>{"https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl"},INPUT,name=q,,

Dan

[Marcus Tettmar]

You're right. It currently won't set it if the value is empty string due to the way it also works for clicking/focusing. We need to improve on this. I've added it to the work list.

In the mean time use IEFormFill instead, or try UISetValue.

[djs]

Thanks Marcus. I thought I might just be doing something crazy.

The particular webpage I'm working on has several calculated fields based on another field I set. The only way to get the fields to calculate correctly is if they are blanked out on submission. If not blank, they stay on their current value (by design).

I can use IEFormFill, but on this page, the IETagEventByAttrib is significantly faster, not sure why and I don't see this everywhere. By significantly, I mean at least a second per value. With 6 fields to work with, on hundreds of iterations of pages, I'm trying to optimize some time.

Dan

[JRL]

Not sure I understand the question but does this work for you?

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VBEval>chr(0),del

IETagEventByAttrib>{"https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl"},INPUT,name=q,,test me
IETagEventByAttrib>{"https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl"},INPUT,name=q,,%del%

[djs]

Interesting solution. It works with google, I'll try it on the actual webpage later and make sure it gets through the validation.
Thanks for the unique way to do this.

Dan