WebView.SetFormInputValue

Sets the value of the specified input element

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
WebViewerRef	Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function.
FormNameOrIndex	Either the Name of the Form or the Index starting at 0
FieldNameOrIndex	You can either pass the field name of the field indix. 0 is the first item
Value
OnlyVisible	Whether to look for all fields or only the visible ones. Default is false.	0	Optional

Description

Examples

Fill field q on form f on a webpage:

MBS( "WebView.SetFormInputValue"; $WebViewerRef; "f"; "q"; "Hello" )

Load a website with login if needed:

# Load website
Set Web Viewer [ Object Name: "web" ; URL: "https://somedomain/search" ]
# Wait for it
Loop
    Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
    Exit Loop If [ MBS("WebView.IsLoading"; "web") ≠ 1 ]
End Loop
#
# Set login name
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.SetFormInputValue"; "web"; "login_form"; "__ac_name"; "xxx") ]
If [ MBS("iserror") ]
    # No form, so we are already logged in?
    If [ Position ( $r ; "failed to find form" ; 1 ; 1 ) = 0 ]
        Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
    End If
    Exit Script [ Text Result: ]
End If
# Set password
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.SetFormInputValue"; "web"; "login_form"; "__ac_password"; "yyy") ]
If [ MBS("iserror") ]
    Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
End If
# Wait
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
# Click login button
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.ClickInput"; "web"; "login_form"; "submit") ]
If [ MBS("iserror") ]
    Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
End If
# or submit form
// Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.FormSubmit"; "web"; "login_form") ]
// If [ MBS("iserror") ]
    // Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
// End If
#
# Wait for page loading after login
Loop
    Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
    Exit Loop If [ MBS("WebView.IsLoading"; "web") ≠ 1 ]
End Loop
# Go to search page where we want to be after login
Set Web Viewer [ Object Name: "web" ; URL: "https://somedomain/search" ]

Login to a website:

Set Web Viewer [ Object Name: "web" ; URL: "https://some.domain.com/" ]
#
# wait for it to load
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,5 Duration (seconds): ,5 ]
Loop [ Flush: Always ]
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("WebView.IsLoading"; "web") ]
    Exit Loop If [ $r ≠ 1 ]
    Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,5 Duration (seconds): ,5 ]
End Loop
#
# no form name, so we use index 0
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("WebView.SetFormInputValue"; "web"; 0; "email"; "test@test.de") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("WebView.RunJavaScript"; "web"; "var o = document.getElementById('email'); var evt = document.createEvent('Events'); evt.initEvent('change', true, true); o.dispatchEvent(evt); ") ]
# wait a bit
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,5 Duration (seconds): ,5 ]
# and password
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("WebView.SetFormInputValue"; "web"; 0; "password"; "test@test.de") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("WebView.RunJavaScript"; "web"; "var o = document.getElementById('password'); var evt = document.createEvent('Events'); evt.initEvent('change', true, true); o.dispatchEvent(evt); ") ]
# wait a bit
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,5 Duration (seconds): ,5 ]
# submit it
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("WebView.FormSubmit"; "web"; 0) ]
# continue with another IsLoading loop

See also

• WebView.FindByName
• WebView.FormSubmit
• WebView.GetFormButtonValue
• WebView.GetFormInputChecked
• WebView.GetFormInputValue
• WebView.GetFormSelectValue
• WebView.RunJavaScript
• WebView.SetFormInputChecked
• WebView.SetFormSelectValue
• WebView.SetFormValue

Release notes

• Version 10.1
  • Fixed WebView.SetFormInputValue and related to take index for form instead of name.

Example Databases

• WebViewer/Form Fields/Formfield sample
• WebViewer/Form Fields/Forms Sample

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.1pr6
• Automate web viewer in FileMaker
• Login in FileMaker web viewer if needed
• FileMaker and WebViewer communication
• Mapping addresses to geo coordinates

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 20th March 2024

WebView.SetFormInputChecked - WebView.SetFormSelectValue