How do I click a link on a web page using Excel VBA?

Question

I\'m writing VBA code to obtain a ticker symbol from a user, navigate to a website, input the ticker symbol and click the appropriate link.

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Answer 1

Try getting the collection of anchor tags, with:

GetElementsByTagName("a")

Then, iterate that collection using as much logic as you can to ensure you're clicking the right button.

For each l in ie.document.getElementsByTagName("a") 
    If l.ClassName = "hqt_button" Then
        l.Click
        Exit For
    Next

If there are multiple anchors with the same classname, you could do:

    If l.ClassName = "hqt_button" AND l.Href = ""javascript:void(0): onclick=HeaderBox.trySubmit()" Then
        l.Click
        Exit For
    Next

Alternatively

If you are using IE9+ you could use the GetElementsByClassName method.

GetElementsByClassName("hqt_button")