From: Carlos <angus@...>
Date: 2007-08-05T20:19:34+09:00
Subject: Re: reloading a web page

[Jeffrey Bowen <ja_bowen@yahoo.com>, 2007-08-05 06.23 CEST]
> I am trying to load up some stock charts for a quick
> review.  I can load the pages without a problem. 
> However I get three open pages where I want to open
> and then reload.  Any thoughts?  The following give
> this error "open_web.rb:10:in `method_missing':
> Unknown property or method `reload'
> (WIN32OLERuntimeError)
> 
> require 'win32ole'
> 
> symbol = ['xle', 'xlf']
> web_page =
> WIN32OLE.new('InternetExplorer.Application')
> web_page.visible = true
> web_page.navigate("http://finance.yahoo.com/charts#chart3:symbol=spy;range=3m;indicator=sma(10,20)+split+macd+volumema(20);charttype=ohlc;crosshair=on;logscale=on;source=undefined.")
> 	
> symbol.each do |x|
> 	sleep 10
> 
> web_page.reload("http://finance.yahoo.com/charts#chart3:symbol=spy;range=3m;indicator=sma(10,20)+split+macd+volumema(20);charttype=ohlc;crosshair=on;logscale=on;source=undefined.")
> end

Here you have documentation about the #navigate and #refresh methods:

  http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa752093.aspx
  http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa752098.aspx

But to control Internet Explorers, I think you should be using Watir:

  http://wtr.rubyforge.org/

It makes the task incredibly easy.

Good luck.

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