I am currently facing a challenge in accessing the HTML content within two iframes using Selenium Basic in VBA. Due to restrictions on our machines, we are unable to use IE and other tools like Python are not available to us.
In the past, I was able to access the HTML with the following code:
Dim IE As InternetExplorerMedium
Set IE = New InternetExplorerMedium
' actual website excluded as it is a work hosted website which requires login, etc.
website = "..."
IE.navigate (website)
Dim IEDocument As HTMLDocument
Set IEDocument = IE.document.getElementById(id1).contentDocument.getElementById(id2).contentDocument
This allowed me to work with all the HTML elements successfully.
Now, I am attempting a similar task using Selenium Basic:
Set cd = New Selenium.ChromeDriver
website = "..."
cd.Start baseUrl:=website
cd.Get "/"
Dim af1 As Selenium.WebElement, af2 As Selenium.WebElement
Set af1 = cd.FindElementById("CRMApplicationFrame")
Set af2 = af1.FindElementById("WorkAreaFrame1")
The above code works up until the last line where I set af to the id "CRMApplicationFrame", but I am unable to delve into its contents.
I believe that executing some JavaScript might hold the key to solving this issue, similar to what is demonstrated in this video.
Although my situation does not involve #ShadowDOM, there is a #document element present.
Based on the video, I tried the following approach:
Set af2 = cd.ExecuteScript(Script:="return arguments[0].contentDocument", arguments:=af1 )
Unfortunately, this method did not work as expected.
I also experimented with:
Dim af1 As Selenium.WebElement
Set af1 = cd.FindElementById("CRMApplicationFrame")
call cd.SwitchToFrame (af1)
Debug.Print cd.PageSource
However, I encountered an error when trying to execute the SwitchToFrame line, receiving a 438 error: Object doesn't support this property or method.
If anyone could provide advice or guidance on how to overcome this challenge, it would be greatly appreciated!