Exception When Trying To Automate MS Word
May 3, 2011
I use the following vb.net function to purely save Word documents (no text input whatsoever, I'm only interested in mass creation of empty word documents at the moment):[code]The OFDD variable is the name of a folder browser vb component, and its SelectedPath property combined with the cname and acctype parameters provide me with the name of the Word document I want to create and save. Here are the declarations of the counter, wordDoc and wordApp variables:[code]The wordDoc variable is assigned to a Document object by use of the second line of code in the subroutine createDoc. However, it appears that at the 83rd time that I'm trying to retrieve a document object and assign it to wordDoc I receive an exception stating that "Command failed" . I can tell that it's the 83rd time I enter the function because in my catchblock I print the value of counter in a message box, right after printing details about the received exception and right before I release my used resources and end the process.
Worried about whether my system has limitations related to MS Word automation, I created another Visual Studio project (a Console project, this time), referenced the Microsoft.Interop.Office.Word namespace and wrote the following simple module:[code]Which works perfectly. Checking my filesystem, I see 150 word files created in "C:WordTester". [code]
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Aug 14, 2009
I am new to vb 2008, but I know how to automate some html elements. The issuse that I running into is that I cannot get my webbrowser1 to auto-click the "Gmail" button at the top left of the page or the "Show me my account" button on the righthand side of the webpage. Here is the webpage that I'm trying to auto click: url...Can someone please view the html source and give a code sample to click either button so that the page can then go on to the following page?
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May 8, 2009
It is possible to catch an exception and throw a new exception which wraps the first exception as an inner exception: [URL] Also, if I call a function and it throws a certain error, but I catch it, will the calling code's catch handler execute? If so, and it is of a higher exception type, is this not wrapping the exception? eg I can throw exception ex of type IndexOutOfRange, log it but rethrow, catch a higher up exception and do something, or I can throw a new exception and wrap an inner exception like:
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Jul 20, 2010
I am trying to validate via RegEx as follows.If Regex.IsMatch(Output, "" & "Serial)" & "") Then'do something
end if but i get this Argument exception
parsing "Serial)" - Too many )'s. I do understand the error, but how should i modify the RegEx expression?
UPDATE. The word "Serial)" is generated dynamically. That means at least for me i could get another exception for another character too.
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May 10, 2011
I am doing examination using vb.net but my has some error .[code]...
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Dec 18, 2009
I am using AdWords for advertising my products. But in a last couple of months number of products have doubled so I don't have enough time to optimize AdWords campaigns for all of them. Some campaigns have thousands of keywords so I am looking a way to automate my AdWords campaigns.
I know about AdWords API and client libraries. I have been investigating them for some time and they are not so easy to use. I want to focus more on optimizing my AdWords campaigns, and not on communication with AdWords server. Does anyone know about some VB.NET library that would allow me to download my AdWords data, investigate it, modify it and then upload modifications back on AdWords server?
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Sep 24, 2011
I have automate ssh to Linux box using vbs script (to log in and execute commands)
but i need to make a tool which edit the vbs values and execute it
Brief vbs script set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.Run "plink.exe -v -ssh ubnt@192.168.1.20 -pw ubnt -m UNIX_commands.txt" WScript.Sleep 2000 WshShell.AppActivate "192.168.1.20 - PuTTY" WshShell.SendKeys "conf term{ENTER}" as you can see it is first run plink.exe (ssh client) with specific User name & password and load specific commands to execute on Linux box from UNIX_commands.txt which located in same directory
[Code]...
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Jul 12, 2008
Working with dynamic button. So if i have 5 buttons created dynamicly, i can get alot of information from the button click of that button. You click a button on this app, it will show the name of the button.
But now I want, lets say button 4 to click at 4:45 pm today. Normally I would do something like compare a string to "4:45", and when true, then button 4.Perform_Click.
But button 4 is dynamic, so how do I call that button in my code. How can I address it. I know it will be there when the program is running, I just don't know how to get to it in code.
Now I do have the button names in a database, so I can get the name that I want from there. Just not sure how to tell it, "Do a perform click on button 4" The code below is my test bed, so If you click the main button, it will create a button, and a timer. Click the button that was created, and it will show the button name.
[Code].....
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Jun 22, 2009
I'm currently trying to teach myself VB. I'm trying to automate a web-browser to go to a certain website. I wish to place the script on my desktop. But I keep getting syntax error 800A03EA. Here's my code.
'webbrowser.vbs'
WScript.CreateObject(' "InternetExplorer.Application" "IE_" ' )
ie.Visible = true
ie.navigate("www.google.com")
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Jan 23, 2012
Public Class Form1
Dim IE As New Object
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
[Code]....
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Mar 16, 2011
What should i research in order to accomplish this task?
I am using MS-SQL & VB.Net
I have a SQL table that stores startdate and enddate. I want to run a query on that table every 10 minutes in order to check if the enddate is greater than today and if it is I would like to add a 1 to another column if it is not I would like to add a 0.
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Jun 24, 2011
I want to code some thing up that logs you into a site and automatically posts to it.
I heard you need to use httpwebrequest but I've seen literally almost every tutorial on the subject and I am still super lost.
Also, is it possible to automate the built in web browser? I coded a semi-automatic program in the past but I want something automated.
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May 16, 2010
code snippet in visual basic 2010 to automate the webcam to click a picture based on if any key is pressed on the keyboard?
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Sep 24, 2011
There is a website and it has excel file. Daily I login to it and open excel file update, save and close it and then logout. This I want automate using code.
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Jan 4, 2010
I have been attempting to automate a process in a webbrowser control. When I attempt to fill out the form and submit, I get a false negative response (meaning all the data in the fields are correct but I am getting an incorrect response back from what I should be getting). I have determined that this problem is due to the fact that when I manually type out the data in the input fields a javascript is being fired. I know that you are able to invoke the javascript, but as I have no real knowledge about javascript and the script is rather complex I am stuck.
A temporary solution for me has been to use SendKeys, but this is no real solution at all. If the window loses focus, the entire process goes out the window. I cannot just use the .SetAttribute or .InnerText methods for the elements in the window.
I'm not sure if any of you are familiar with WatiN but I have used it recently while looking for other means to do what I need to do here. Watin works, but instead of allowing me to use an embedded browser object it shells new browser windows. Anyhow, with WatiN I am able to minimize or hide the browser window and the code will still execute. This leads me to believe that there is a way to simulate keypress events in a browser window while making sure that the specific element is the active element.
I have searched all over the internet for this (but am sure I overlooked a few things in frustration) and have yet to find a solution that works for me.
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Mar 9, 2009
Is it possible for the installer or the first running of an application to create a scheduled task entry? Barring that, what is the least resource wasteful way to have a program run in the background watching the system time to run at a preset time?
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Mar 31, 2009
How do I Automate the starting of a Powerpoint Presentation from Visual Basic? I would like to create a simple program in visual basic (2008 Express Edition that starts and runs a Powerpoint (powerpoint 2007) presentation in full screen on certain days of the week at certain times. The days of the week and times need to be user input variables.I am writing the program to automate a projector
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Aug 21, 2009
I created a web browser and I want it, whenever I click on my (button) I want to be able to send a message. Here is my code
Dim elmst As System.Windows.Forms.HtmlElement
For ii As Integer = 0 To webfriends.Document.All.Count - 1
elmst = webfriends.Document.All.Item(ii)
If Not elmst.TagName Is Nothing Then
If elmst.TagName.ToLower() = "a" Then
[Code] .....
I created a web bowers and i programed it to whenever I click the (button) I want it to click on the "Send Message" and then starts filling out the forms.
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Jan 10, 2006
When I try to make a new workbook from excel it doesn't work and returning the following error:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException was unhandled ErrorCode=-2147319784 Message="Old format or invalid type library. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80028018 (TYPE_E_INVDATAREAD))" Source="Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel" StackTrace:
[Code].....
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Jan 7, 2006
When I try to make a new workbook from excel it doesn't work and returning the following error[code]...
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Oct 16, 2010
I am trying to create a standalone tool that has a subject and body which will then send an email through outlook automatically without the user needing to do it through outlook.
It is to be used in a company with networked systems running 2000 outlook.
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Oct 21, 2011
I am developing an automation tool which is reading the file path from an Excel workbook and after launching the application I am firing print job using SendKeys.SendWait() for Ctrl+P and Enter key. Now the Problem is, I am facing synchronization issue for launching the application and handling the print procedure keys.Sometimes Applications are launching little late(like Excel and MsWord files), so at that time I am not able to find till how long I have to wait for a successful launch of the Application. Anybody have any Idea how to check this waiting time till how long I should wait to fire CTRL+P and then after getting PrintDialog ENTER button ?
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Apr 22, 2009
trying to automate some manual tasks. The task to access a web page (asp) login and then get some details from the site. The challenge is that the home page after login is build of 3 frames. when i see the page view source from the edit menu all i see are frame names. Once i right click on each frame and view source i am able to see the complete source - variables javascript function etc. The following code helps me to navigate :
vb.net
Set ie = CreateObject("internetexplorer.Application")
Dim s As String[code]....
After this the page has been logged in. Now to proceed further i have to click a "image" object.
1) I tried qualifying the image like ie.Document..........item("img1").click this doesn't work
2) I tried calling the javascript function directly
ie.Document.all.Item("frame1").Document.parentwindow.execScript "JS_WGorUsers (funcname)", "javascript"
The 1st option gives a run time error and 2nd option says access denied. (if i login manually i am able to click the image.
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Jan 3, 2011
My program is composed of two forms. First form application reads binary files and then modifies it and finally writes to a file. My second form application reads the file outputted by the first form application and then modifies it and writes to a file.
My question is this: is there a way to automate the program so that the program executes the first form application first and when the first form application was done it executes the second form application because it needs the file outputted by the first form application. I would like to eliminate the user control.
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Mar 26, 2012
I'm writing a small business app in VB10 and I need to automate some things with the whole system.There's a website with an opendialog box (choose file) and I need my app (webbrowser) to click it and automatically choose 1 file to load.
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Mar 5, 2010
I have developed an application where some data will be automatically be updated in an Excel File. I need to autmate the application in a way such that there will be no manual user intervention.However once data is updated in the Excel file I get a save dialog prompt asking the user to save the Excel file. I need to know if there is any way to automate this part i.e. automatically save the Excel file and exit the application once data is updated.
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Feb 24, 2011
im trying to automate entering information onto a printer web interface. I was sucessfully in creating a problem for one particular model printer but not another(differnet manufactor).
HTML button code:
<input type="button" class="w10pt" style="width:136px;display:block;font-weight:700;" value="Login" onclick="location.href='/start/login.htm?arg1=1'">
I tried:
theElementCollection = WebBrowser1.Document.GetElementsByTagName("input")
For Each curElement As HtmlElement In theElementCollection
If curElement.GetAttribute("value").Equals("Login") Then[code].....
it doesnt work .I read this in another post:
"There are several possible approaches; you can try to identify something other than the id, such as the element's name, class, tag name, etc. Another approach is to identify a nearby element, whether it's a sibling, child, parent, etc. that is easily identified (it has an id, or is in some other way unique) and get to the element that you want relative to the element you know you can find. For example, maybe the element is the only child of a </div> tag or a </span> tag that does have an id." So this is the parent to that code:
<div align="center" style="padding:5px;border-style:solid;background:#ccc;border-color: #000;border-width:1px 1px 0px 1px;"><input type="button" class="w10pt" style="width:136px;display:block;font-weight:700;" value="Login" onclick="location.href='/start/login.htm?arg1=1'"></div>[code].....
The site has other buttons that i need to click, so if i can figure this one hopefully i will be able to get the other ones.
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Jun 10, 2009
I have a report that requires the user to enter their ticket number, then they click view, and it generates. Pretty standard. What I would like to do is have the report automatically export to a pdf when they click view. Does anyone know if this is possible and how I would approach the matter?
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Apr 15, 2011
I am looking to download several files from several FTP sites. Most of the time these files are all present by 08:00, but occasionally they are not there until a little later.Currently we have a bunch of excel sheets where the user goes into each and clicks a button which connects to the relevent ftp sites and downloads the files, performs some manipulation on them and then reports back to the user if the files exist, are empty, or if all is well.I am looking to redesign this, and was thinking I would encompass this within a Windows service which would have some sort of timer functionality which would start at about 7am, and end when all the files were downloaded whereby it would 'sleep' till the next business day.On the task completion it would send an email giving the information that was present in the current excel spereadsheets.
One thing with this is how often to poll the ftp sites to see if the files are there. I would ideally like to poll about once every 15 minutes or 1/2 hour, but if the user knows the file is present then they want to be able to invoke my process.One way of accomplishing this was to make the service a WCF windows service, so that it would run normally, and then if the user sends a request for amanual override, then the service would ignore its timer and run the process then an there.
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Jan 2, 2010
Is there any software to automate the process of creating vb.net windows softwares or asp.net websites. As i am new i want it to be created automatically. Or can anyone create the project for me? I will give the details and upload the files (if Present). I got this thought when i asked the following question:
My boss has given me a task to create an asp.net website. The website should take some data through text fields, combobox, etc.. and then generate a report and graph. Before they used to store the information in an excel sheet and then generate a report and graph. He showed me the excel sheet and the reports and chart (in pdf). I don't know how to do it.
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