Issues No.1

[johannajaimes]

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. At line:7 char:1

• ($ie.document.getElementsByName("menuQuery") |select -first 1).value ...

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

[fragamus]

This line of code is supposed to look in the web page and locate the search box called menuQuery.

Apparently when it uses getElementsByName to find that, it is failing to find it, so the value of the parenthetic expression is null. Then it tries to continue, and it uses that null and then the error comes.

[johannajaimes]

input name="menuQuery" id="menuQuery" onfocus="if(this.value=='Buscar') this.value='';" onblur="if(this.value=='') this.value='Buscar';" type="text" value="Buscar"

[fragamus]

This problem is described here:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13869518/powershell-ie9-comobject-has-all-null-properties-after-navigating-to-webpage/14996243#14996243

[johannajaimes]

$ie is nice $ie.document is nice $ie.document.getElementById("menuQuery") is nice $ie.document.getElementById("menuQuery").value IS NOT NICE! The property 'value' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set. At line:23 char:1

• $ie.document.getElementById("menuQuery").value = "DD-4266-CV";

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException

[fragamus]

OK, we solved one problem and now have a new one. I believe this web page may help us: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28581791/property-value-cannot-be-found-on-this-object-in-powershell#28582193

[johannajaimes]

The property 'value' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set. At line:22 char:1

• ($ie.document.getElementsByName("menuQuery")|select -first 1).value = ...

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyNotFound

[johannajaimes]

At line:11 char:40

• document.querySelectorAll('*').forEach(function($node) {
• ~ Missing ')' in method call. At line:18 char:2
• });
• ~ Unexpected token ')' in expression or statement. At line:22 char:1
• }
• ~ Unexpected token '}' in expression or statement.
  • CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingEndParenthesisInMethodCall

[johannajaimes]

document.querySelectorAll : The term 'document.querySelectorAll' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:9 char:1

• document.querySelectorAll('*');

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (document.querySelectorAll:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. At line:10 char:1

• ($ie.document.getElementsByName("menuQuery")|select -first 1).click() ...

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

The property 'value' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set. At line:11 char:1

• ($ie.document.getElementsByName("menuQuery")|select -first 1).value = ...

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyNotFound

[johannajaimes]

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. At line:10 char:1

• ($ie.document.getElementsByName("menuQuery")|select -first 1).click() ...

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. At line:11 char:1

• ($ie.document.getElementsByName("menuQuery")|select -first 1).value = ...

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

[johannajaimes]

Method invocation failed because [System.DBNull] does not contain a method named 'click'. At line:8 char:1

• $ie.document.getElementById("menuQuery").click();

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodNotFound

The property 'value' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set. At line:9 char:1

• $ie.document.getElementById("menuQuery").value = "DD-4266-CV";

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException

[johannajaimes]

<!DOCTYPE html>

[johannajaimes]

Method invocation failed because [System.DBNull] does not contain a method named 'click'. At line:16 char:1

• $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery").click();

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodNotFound

The property 'value' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set. At line:18 char:1

• $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery").value = "DD-4266-CV";

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException

[johannajaimes]

$ie is nice $ie.Document is nice $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery") is nice $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery").value IS NOT NICE!

Method invocation failed because [System.DBNull] does not contain a method named 'click'. At line:16 char:1

• $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery").click();

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodNotFound

The property 'value' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set. At line:18 char:1

• $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery").value = "DD-4266-CV";

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException

[johannajaimes]

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[johannajaimes]

$ie is nice $ie.Document is nice $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery") is nice $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery").value IS NOT NICE! The property 'value' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set. At line:18 char:1

• $menuQuery.value = "DD-4266-CV"

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException

[johannajaimes]

$ie is nice $ie.Document is nice $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery") is nice $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery").value IS NOT NICE! The property 'value' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set. At line:26 char:1

• $menuQuery.value = "DD-4266-CV"

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException

[fragamus]

OK, maybe value does not exist because of jquery.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4088467/get-the-value-in-an-input-text-box#15903284

[johannajaimes]

$ie is nice $ie.Document is nice $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery") is nice $ie.Document.getElementById("menuQuery").value IS NOT NICE! Method invocation failed because [System.DBNull] does not contain a method named 'val'. At line:19 char:1

• $menuQuery.val("DD-4266-CV");

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodNotFound

[johannajaimes]

jQuery exists? False Could not complete the operation due to error 80020101. At line:41 char:5

• $window.execScript($jsCommand, 'javascript') | Out-Null

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : OperationStopped: (:) [], COMException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException

false

[fragamus]

OK, the first thing to solve is:

    jQuery exists? False       

It seems like the web page has jQuery. The source for the web page is here:

https://gist.github.com/fragamus/83fee3f6408991284d21969005d6f862

I used this powershell code and modified it a little bit:

https://gist.github.com/omidkrad/fbb4bfb3b1f5b83c9898#file-execjavascript-ps1

[fragamus]

Now it hangs.

[johannajaimes]

jQuery exists? False Could not complete the operation due to error 80020101. At line:41 char:5

• $window.execScript($jsCommand, 'javascript') | Out-Null

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : OperationStopped: (:) [], COMException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException

false

[fragamus]

OK, so the comment in the javascript is causing this error because IE doesn't like the // style comments.

[fragamus]

OK, now we are hanging on this line of code:

do { Start-Sleep -m 1000 } while ( $ie.ReadyState -ne 4 )

[fragamus]

This might help:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22510779/can-powershell-wait-until-ie-is-dom-ready#22623348