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I have been teaching myself Python over the last few months. My first project is a browser driver test case using the Selenium RC web driving framework (Not importing webdriver in my project though, so as not to confuse). Basically, my test case needs to hook into a refresh loop of a '.aspx' page that is written in JavaScript and HTML. This loop constantly refreshes this .aspx page until a sel.is_text_present("foo") condition is satisfied. After refreshing until the defined 'text' appears the script is supposed to click a JavaScript button that appears along with the is_text_present string. Upon executing the script Firefox opens and directs itself to the specific page and enters its refresh loop, but when the text appears (i.e. the .aspx page changes its state and loads a JavaScript table with a JavaScript button) the script doesn't execute the other branch of the loop. Here is a snippet of code which shows the logic I have implemented:

i = sel.is_text_present("Schedule")    #text that the test case is 'waiting' for
while i != True:
    print i
    print "Waiting for job..."
    sel.refresh()
else:                
    print "Job found..."
    sel.click("id=Select")
    sel.wait_for_page_to_load("30000")
    sel.click("id=1")
    sel.wait_for_page_to_load("30000")
    print "Success!"
    test_py_s_f_t_c()    #calls this function again to repeat the test case

Does the logic of my loop statement instruct Firefox to refresh until it detects a string of text and then upon detecting this string to click a button? Is it possible to have wildcards in the button id if the name of the button is dynamic and changes?

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Looking purely on the logic, it is incorrect. As you are not checking the existence of the text after the refresh.

You could write it this way.

i = sel.is_text_present("Schedule")    #text that the test case is 'waiting' for 
while i != True:
    print i
    print "Waiting for job..."
    sel.refresh()
    i = sel.is_text_present("Schedule")    #text that the test case is 'waiting' for

print "Job found..."
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What about the 'Else:'? i.e. the other branch of the loop. The loop needs to loop while 'is_text_present()' is False. When it refreshes and finds the text then it needs to execute the other set of instructions. Thanks! – philthy Apr 11 '13 at 23:44
    
Nevermind, I understand now that the next sequential line will be executed! Thanks. – philthy Apr 12 '13 at 0:04
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I have only used selenium through the c# API, but you can try to use xpath in your click function

sel.click("//input[contains(@id,'partialId')]"); or button depending on the type of html you're using

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Okay thanks, I will read more about Xpath! – philthy Apr 11 '13 at 23:45

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