IE Flash Window - check for change

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I'm writing an app that manipulates the UI of an IE window without user intervention. The reason is because the web site is a flash site, and as such, doesn't present HTML to the browser.

What I want to know is if there's a way to determine when such a site is waiting for user input (or when the page has somehow changed).

Posted 14-Aug-14 5:01am

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ledtech3 14-Aug-14 11:29am

Have you tried using either the F12 developer tools built in or Fiddler?
http://www.telerik.com/fiddler

#realJSOP 14-Aug-14 11:33am

Fiddler doesn't show *any* traffic once I get to the site. I hate flash...

I just checked DevTools and all it shows on the page is a clsid...

ledtech3 14-Aug-14 11:45am

Is this the "New Metro" interface IE or the normal Windows forms Style one ?

One of the strange things about Flash in IE is if Content filtering is enabled on a page Flash does not work at least in IE 9. I haven't messed much with the Win 8 version much.
Edit:
I meant tracking protection in IE braks Flash.

#realJSOP 14-Aug-14 11:58am

I'm on Win7 running IE9 on a DoD system. I can't upgrade, and my end user(s) are in the same boat.

It's starting to look like I have to take screen shots and compare them for differences... Not happy about that...

Have I mentioned yet that I hate flash?

ledtech3 14-Aug-14 12:21pm

You might be able to find something using process monitor (access denied's , not found etc.) or wireshark to view the network traffic.
I have run across a flash video triggering a (DRM) protection in ie and the video card.
I've found no good way to track flash problems from the user end. Getting the debugging mode version just slows things down.

Only other suggestion would to add more dugging output to help track what and where it is going wrong.

ledtech3 17-Aug-14 13:23pm

Did you get the problem solved ?
I hate Flash also.

#realJSOP 17-Aug-14 17:45pm

Nope, spent the last couple of days putting together screen shot code. Gonna try it on Monday. :/

ledtech3 17-Aug-14 22:06pm

I wish you well on that one then. Whish I could see it from your side.

I recently made a Desktop screen capture program that will take multiple screenshots once a button is clicked. I had to sleep it about a half a second to keep my form out of the first shot.

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Answer 1 · 2014-08-14T05:34:00

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You might want to take a look at Automated UI Tester For ActionScript[^]. It says on that page that " ... Works on web-based apps and standalone SWF files. ..." so it should work for you too.

[Edit]Not sure it will be useful to you as it is an eclipse plugin. One could learn from the source code of course, but that may prove a bit tedious. :) [/Edit]

Cheers!

Posted 14-Aug-14 5:34am

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

Updated 14-Aug-14 5:44am

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#realJSOP 14-Aug-14 12:01pm

I can't install any new software (I'm on a DoD system), so even if it worked, I can't use it.