Script to open webpage and search

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I am trying to write a PowerShell script to open up a window in chrome, go to google, enter text in the search bar, hit enter, and then retrieve all the links in an array. Here's my first attempt at the code:

$URI = "www.google.com" $HTML = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $URI $SearchField = $HTML.ParsedHtml.getElementById('lst-ib') $SearchField.value = "green flowers" $SearchButton = $HTML.ParsedHtml.getElementsByName('btnK') $SearchButton.click(); //Grab links and store into array

But when I try to run it I get this:

The property 'value' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set. At line:4 char:1 + $SearchField.value = "green flowers" + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException Method invocation failed because [System.DBNull] does not contain a method named 'click'. At line:6 char:1 + $SearchButton.click(); + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodNotFound

On the real site, do you need to do a get or a post?

John Koerner
– John Koerner

2016-07-10 01:48:14 +00:00
Commented Jul 10, 2016 at 1:48 — John Koerner
– John Koerner, Commented Jul 10, 2016 at 1:48

DisplayName · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-10 05:59:50Z

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$Site = "www.google.com/search?q=green+flowers" $Test = Invoke-WebRequest -URI $Site $Test.Links | Foreach {$_.href }

answered Jul 10, 2016 at 5:59

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