Vista - Paste data on clipboard into Internet Explorer form field

I have the code to launch a specific webpage with one field.
I have the code to store the required data on the clipboard.

What I don't have is an effective way to paste the data into the form field.

Example:
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$ie = New-Object -com InternetExplorer.Application
$ie.navigate(<URL>)
$ie.visible = $true

## Code here that reads a text file and parses data

# The following command stops me cold.
$ie.ExecWB(13,2) #should paste clipboard data into field.

If I walk my program line by line (ie: enter by hand), then the data gets
pasted. As part of a function, an error is thrown.

Thanks
Extech

eXtech wrote:This *might* help:
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com/2007/...web-forms.html

Marco

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On Dec 10, 12:23 pm, "Marco Shaw [MVP]"
<marco.shaw@_NO_SPAM_gmail.com> wrote:Quick example.

$ie = New-Object -ComObject InternetExplorer.Application
$ie.visible=$true
$ie.navigate("www.Google.com")
($ie.Document.GetElementByID("q")).Value='Blah Blah Blah'

Check your explorer and you will see the text pasted into the search
field. If you wonder where the "q" came from just view source on the
web page and search for <input type="text" Within the INPUT tag look
for the ID="" filed and use that ID. Hope that helps.

On Dec 10, 3:08 pm, Kuma <kumasa...@xxxxxx> wrote:Woops forgot to post the rest. If you have PSCX you can use the Get-
Clipboard cmdlet.
$text = Get-Clipboard
($ie.Document.GetElementByID("q")).Value=$text
Sorry about that.

"Kuma" wrote:

This is the error I get:
You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At $profile:61 char:30
+ ($ie.Document.GetElementByID( <<<< "H1")).Value=$bc

Extech,

The page elements might not be available because the didn't load already.
Use $ie.busy (or ReadyState) to detect if the page finished loading and then
try to set the element value:

$ie.navigate(<URL>)
#while($ie.ReadyState -ne 4) {sleep 1}
while($ie.busy) {sleep 1}
$ie.Document.GetElementByID("H1").Value=$bc



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I figured it out. It has to do with the ReadyState. ReadyState must be
equal to 4 before pasting any data to form elements.

Thanks

eXtech;1428273 Wrote:Ｈｉ

I am trying almost the same.

while($ie.ReadyState -ne 4) {start-sleep -Milliseconds 100}

but the execution repeats here, $ie.ReadyState never becomes ready.
Running Vista .NET 3.5. running it in the PowerShell Plus.
What would be the cause ?

pjo


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