[Wtr-general] Setting focus in a frame in IE7

[Paul Rogers]

Assuming your html uses regular type html
<input type - text name='foo' maxLength=3>

and you only want to test that the text field only allows 3 chars, why not 
use
ie.text_field(:index,1).maxLength


I guess if the maximum length is imposed by a javascript method on the 
onKeyPress event, then this wouldnt work.

As to why your code no longer works, I have no clue ;-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trevor Mason" <forum-watir-users at openqa.org>
To: <wtr-general at rubyforge.org>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 9:48 AM
Subject: [Wtr-general] Setting focus in a frame in IE7


>I have a test that used to work on IE6(WIN2k), but does not with IE7(WINXP)
> I am using send_keys to send 4 chars to a text field that has a maximum 
> length of 3, then checking there are only 3 chars
>
> In IE7, the focus does not move from the IE address bar, and I get xxxx 
> placed here.
> If I use IRB and manually click somewhere within the frame before running 
> these commands, it works!
>
> $ie.frame("mainFrame").frame("centralFrame").text_field(:name, 
> 'privateDataDescriptor').focus
> $ie.send_keys("xxxx")
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> Trevor
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