comp.lang.ruby

Carlos

8/5/2007 11:20:00 AM

[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;ind...(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;ind...(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/aa7...
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa7...

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

http://wtr.ruby...

It makes the task incredibly easy.

Good luck.

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