TypeError: Object required when trying to set variable

qafever

I have a script where I set the value of a textbox, then try to retrieve the value and assign it to a variable. When I try to run the script from the Sahi controller's playback tab, I get the following error:

Error loading script. Firefox may point to the exact line. TypeError: Object required
No trace available

Here is a snippet...

for (var i = 0; i < 17; i++) {
    _keyPress(document.getElementById('LoginControlMain1_txtUserID'), 'x');
    _keyPress(document.getElementById('LoginControlMain1_txtUserID'), 'y');
    _keyPress(document.getElementById('LoginControlMain1_txtUserID'), 'z');
    _log("in loop:  " + document.getElementById('LoginControlMain1_txtUserID').value, "custom4");
}
_assertNotNull(document.getElementById('LoginControlMain1_txtUserID'));  // Returns true
_assertNotNull(document.getElementById('LoginControlMain1_txtUserID').value); // Returns true
var $uid015 = document.getElementById('LoginControlMain1_txtUserID').value; // Script fails at this line if active

What's odd is that this code runs perfectly fine on the record tab, using the Test --> button. Also, the rest of the script will run fine on the playback tab if I comment out the variable assignment. I placed the assertions in to verify that the object was there, and they return true. Also, the _log() statement within the loop references the same object, and works properly...so I'm a bit baffled. I've tried a ton of different methods of getting the value. I've even tried using _call() and _eval() - all with the same result.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks in advance...

StringyLow

Have you tried using this instead of the DOM:

http://sahi.co.in/w/_byid

narayan

var $uid015 = document.getElementById('LoginControlMain1_txtUserID').value;
is incorrect because it sets a page dependent variable directly.
Use

var $uid015 = null;
_set($uid015, document.getElementById('LoginControlMain1_txtUserID').value);

or better still:

var $uid015 = null;
_set($uid015, _byId('LoginControlMain1_txtUserID').value);

qafever

Thanks Narayan. That did the trick. I wasn't aware of the _set() function...thanks for pointing that out.