From: Paul Rogers <pmr16366@...>
Date: 2008-10-11T06:37:33+09:00
Subject: Re: ie.start & ie.new

On Oct 9, 10:03 pm, Vijay Pillai <pillai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am a beginner to Ruby & Watir, as new as three days :) I am facing
> some beginner issues ...
> When trying to use ie.new or ie.start, a fresh IE opens up and when
> using ie.goto on that object opens a new IE browser to navigate to the
> site. I tried physically typing the url on the blank / fresh browser
> that ruby opens up after ie.new or ie.start but I get this error "For
> your computers security, websites that are in different security zones
> should open up in different windows".
>
> Is there some stting changes that will solve this problem as clearly
> none of you guys are facing this issue with a ie.new or ie.start.
>
> The below code will cause the same problem,
>
>    require 'watir'   # the watir controller
>    # set a variable
>    test_site = 'http://www.google.com'
>    # open the IE browser
>    ie = Watir::IE.new # this opens up a blank . fresh / new browser
>    ie.goto(test_site) # This opens up another browser
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

search the watir mailing list for an answer. Its been asked several
times before. Its something to do with vista.

Paul