vb.net programming a button press on a website

Question

I am working with Visual Studio Express 2013 and trying to program some code to press a button on the web page. I have read many examples and gotten similar examples but none seem to be working on mine. Below is the code

Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

Dim IE As SHDocVw.InternetExplorer


IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")

IE.Visible = True

IE.Navigate("http://www.timeanddate.com/date/weekdayadd.html")

Do Until IE.ReadyState = SHDocVw.tagREADYSTATE.READYSTATE_COMPLETE

Loop


Dim elementcol As Object
elementcol = IE.Document.getelementsbyclassname("bigger")

elementcol.invokemember("click")




End Sub

This is from many examples but none of it seems to work. Could anyone provide me with some feedback. I am referencing shdocvw.dll, HTML Dialogs 1.0 Type Library, Microsoft HTML Object Library, and Microsoft Internet Controls.

It makes it to the final line and breaks.

Could I get ideas from anyone why this isn't working?

Thanks so much for your feedback!!

Answer 1

Which button are you trying to click? the bigger class only refers to the set to today link. for this you would be better off getting a collection of HTML A elements, checking its innerHTML for "Today" then invoking the click

like so

        Dim IE As SHDocVw.InternetExplorer
        IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
        IE.Visible = True
        IE.Navigate("http://www.timeanddate.com/date/weekdayadd.html")

        Do Until IE.ReadyState = SHDocVw.tagREADYSTATE.READYSTATE_COMPLETE
            Application.DoEvents()
        Loop
        Dim elementcol As Object
        elementcol = IE.Document.getelementsbytagname("A")
        For Each f In elementcol
            If f.InnerHtml = "Today" Then
                f.click()
                Exit For
            End If
        Next