From: brad smith <bradleydsmith@...>
Date: 2012-11-12T02:27:22+09:00
Subject: Re: problem with the mechanize gem

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Make sure there is actually an anchor tag named News
On Nov 11, 2012 11:50 AM, "Lance Ohara" <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> Hi. Im new to ruby but think I have grasped the basics.
> Right now Im trying to do some screen scraping using the Mechanize gem.
> My problem is that my development environment (JetBrains RubyMine
> 4.5.4/Ruby 1.9.4/Mechanize 2.5.1) doesnt seem to find the mechanize
> methods.
>
> I try to execute this code:
>
> require 'rubygems'
> require 'mechanize'
> agent = Mechanize.new
> page = agent.get('http://www.google.com/')
> news = page.link_with(:text => 'News').click
>
>
>
> And I get this message:
>
> in `<top (required)>': undefined method `click' for nil:NilClass
> (NoMethodError)
>   from -e:1:in `load'
>   from -e:1:in `<main>'
>
> What could be the problem?
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

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<p>Make sure there is actually an anchor tag named News</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Nov 11, 2012 11:50 AM, &quot;Lance Ohara&quot=
; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lists@ruby-forum.com">lists@ruby-forum.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi. Im new to ruby but think I have grasped the basics.<br>
Right now Im trying to do some screen scraping using the Mechanize gem.<br>
My problem is that my development environment (JetBrains RubyMine<br>
4.5.4/Ruby 1.9.4/Mechanize 2.5.1) doesnt seem to find the mechanize<br>
methods.<br>
<br>
I try to execute this code:<br>
<br>
require &#39;rubygems&#39;<br>
require &#39;mechanize&#39;<br>
agent =3D Mechanize.new<br>
page =3D agent.get(&#39;<a href=3D"http://www.google.com/" target=3D"_blank=
">http://www.google.com/</a>&#39;)<br>
news =3D page.link_with(:text =3D&gt; &#39;News&#39;).click<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
And I get this message:<br>
<br>
in `&lt;top (required)&gt;&#39;: undefined method `click&#39; for nil:NilCl=
ass<br>
(NoMethodError)<br>
=A0 from -e:1:in `load&#39;<br>
=A0 from -e:1:in `&lt;main&gt;&#39;<br>
<br>
What could be the problem?<br>
<br>
--<br>
Posted via <a href=3D"http://www.ruby-forum.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://=
www.ruby-forum.com/</a>.<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>

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